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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Seizure. 2008 Jan 14;17(5):396–404. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.11.028

Table 4. Multiple logistic regression odds ratios for the risk factors of epilepsy.

Risk factors Lifetime epilepsy* Active epilepsy
Odds Ratios 95% CI Odds Ratios 95% CI
Family history of
seizures 		1.67 0.93-2.99 2.75 1.24-6.09
Birth difficulty 1.69 0.74-3.84 1.57 0.53-4.70
History of febrile
seizures 		10.75 6.77-17.09 4.12 2.00-8.49
Neonatal insults 1.23 0.88-1.72 0.92 0.52-1.63
*

Includes both active and inactive epilepsy

†

Odds ratios calculated using logistic regression