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. 2012 May 14;7(5):e36985. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036985

Table 1. Refractory epilepsy patient demographics.

Parameters Refractory epilepsy (n  = 117)
Age (year) 37.8±10.8
Age of onset (year) 20.3±13.4
BMI 35.2±8.1
Hypertension (n, %) 10 (8.5)
Diabetes (n, %) 3 (2.6)
Hyperlipidemia (n, %) 1 (1)
Duration of epilepsy (year) 18.8±9.2
Frequencies of seizures (per week) 1.7±4.5
Seizure duration (sec) 110±162.9
Temporal lobectomy (n, %) 10 (8.5)
Smoking (n, %) 14 (12)
Febrile seizure (n, %) 19 (16.2)
GTCS : CPS : SPS (%) 57.1∶ 25 : 17.9
Family history (n, %) 8 (6.8)
Number of AEDs 2.8±1.3

GTCS = generalized tonic-clonic seizure; CPS = complex partial seizure; SPS = simple partial seizure.