Table 2.
Epilepsy prevalence by various socio-demographic characteristics (Trabzon, 2007)
| Characteristics | Prevalence of epilepsy | 95% CI | P value | Odds Ratio | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | n | per 1000 | Lower | Upper | ||||
| Age Group (years) | 0-4 | 1181 | 6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 9.2 | 0.01 | 1 |
| 5-9 | 1198 | 9 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 12.4 | 1.48 | ||
| 10-14 | 1304 | 20 | 15.3 | 8.6 | 22.0 | 3.05 | ||
| 15-17 | 605 | 2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 0.65 | ||
| Gender | Female | 2104 | 19 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 13.0 | 0.9 | |
| Male | 2184 | 18 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 12.0 | |||
| Mother's Education Level | Illiterate | 227 | 5 | 22.0 | 2.9 | 41.1 | 0.1 | 1.00 |
| Primary school (5 years) | 2235 | 22 | 9.8 | 5.7 | 13.9 | 0.44 | ||
| Middle school (8 years) | 482 | 3 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 0.28 | ||
| High school (11 years) | 996 | 6 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 10.8 | 0.27 | ||
| University (13-17 years) | 346 | 1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 0.13 | ||
| Father's Education Level | Illiterate | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| Primary school (5 years) | 1297 | 15 | 11.6 | 5.8 | 17.4 | |||
| Middle school (8 years) | 661 | 4 | 6.1 | 0.2 | 12.0 | |||
| High school (11 years) | 1422 | 14 | 9.8 | 4.7 | 14.9 | |||
| University (13-17 years) | 836 | 4 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 9.5 | |||
| Family Income | Minimum wage and below | 635 | 13 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 31.5 | 0.001 | |
| Above minimum wage | 3606 | 24 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Mother Working and Bringing in a Wage | Not working (Housewife) | 3741 | 33 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 11.8 | 1 | |
| Working | 547 | 4 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 14.4 | |||
| Degree of Relation between Parents | 1st Degree Relatives | 363 | 4 | 11.0 | 0.3 | 21.7 | 0.8 | |
| 2nd Degree relatives | 163 | 1 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 18.1 | |||
| Not Related by Blood | 3754 | 32 | 8.5 | 5.6 | 11.4 | |||