Table 2.
Characteristics of children with and without (i) disordered behaviour (p value from Chi squared test comparing those with and without behaviour assessment) and (ii) attention problems.
| CASES | CONTROLS | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Disordered Behaviour (N=68) |
Normal Behaviour (N=35) |
Not tested (N=9) |
Disordered Behaviour (N=19) |
Normal Behaviour (N=80) |
Not tested (N=14) |
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| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Male | 37 | (54.4) | 13 | (37.2) | 7 | (77.8) | 11 | (57.9) | 38 | (47.5) | 8 | (57.1) |
| Female | 31 | (45.6) | 22 | (62.8) | 2 | (22.2) | 8 | (42.1) | 42 | (52.5) | 6 | (42.9) |
| p=0.092 | p=0.592 | |||||||||||
| Age at assessment (yrs) | ||||||||||||
| Less than 12 yrs | 37 | (54.4) | 20 | (57.1) | 2 | (22.2) | 10 | (52.6) | 45 | (56.3) | 8 | (57.1) |
| 12 yrs and over | 31 | (45.6) | 15 | (42.9) | 7 | (77.8) | 9 | (47.4) | 35 | (43.7) | 6 | (42.8) |
| p=0.268 | p=0.373 | |||||||||||
| Scholastic attainment | ||||||||||||
| Not poor | 21 | (30.9) | 18 | (51.4) | 2 | (22.2) | 11 | (57.9) | 69 | (86.2) | 12 | (85.7) |
| Poor | 47 | (69.1) | 17 | (48.6) | 7 | (77.8) | 8 | (42.1) | 11 | (13.8) | 2 | (14.3) |
| p=0.350 | p=0.659 | |||||||||||
| Cognitive impairment | ||||||||||||
| Impaired | 50 | (73.5) | 22 | (62.9) | 3 | (15.8) | 3 | (3.8) | ||||
| None | 18 | (26.5) | 12 | (34.3) | 16 | (84.2) | 76 | (95.0) | ||||
| Not known | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (2.8) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.2) | ||||
| Early onset of seizures | ||||||||||||
| 3 yrs or less | 33 | (48.5) | 19 | (54.3) | 1 | (11.1) | ||||||
| Older than 3 yrs | 33 | (48.5) | 15 | (42.9) | 7 | (77.8) | ||||||
| Not known | 2 | (3.0) | 1 | (2.8) | 1 | (11.1) | ||||||
| p=0.032 | ||||||||||||
| Frequent seizures | ||||||||||||
| Frequent | 40 | (58.8) | 11 | (31.4) | ||||||||
| Not Frequent | 28 | (41.2) | 24 | (68.6) | ||||||||
| Not known | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (2.8) | ||||||||
| Seizure type | ||||||||||||
| Focal | 50 | (73.5) | 30 | (8.6) | 7 | (77.8) | ||||||
| Generalised | 16 | (23.5) | 4 | (11.4) | 2 | (22.2) | ||||||
| Not known | 2 | (3.0) | 1 | (2.8) | p=0.874 | |||||||
| Antiepileptic medication at assessment | ||||||||||||
| On Phenobarbital | 27 | (39.7) | 15 | (42.9) | 5 | (55.6) | ||||||
| On other AED | 3 | (4.4) | 1 | (2.8) | 0 | (0.0) | ||||||
| On polytherapy | 4 | (5.9) | 4 | (11.4) | 1 | (11.1) | ||||||
| Not known to be on AED |
34 | (50.0) | 15 | (42.9) | 3 | (33.3) | ||||||
| No attention problems (N=43) |
Attention problems (N=48) |
No attention problems (N=81) |
Attention problems (N=16) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 13 | (30.2) | 31 | (64.6) | 36 | (44.4) | 11 | (68.7) |
| Female | 30 | (69.8) | 17 | (35.4) | 45 | (55.6) | 5 | (31.3) |
| Age at assessment | ||||||||
| Less than 12 yrs | 21 | (48.8) | 28 | (58.3) | 43 | (53.1) | 10 | (62.5) |
| 12 yrs and over | 22 | (51.2) | 20 | (41.7) | 38 | (46.9) | 6 | (37.5) |
| Cognitive impairment | ||||||||
| Impaired | 25 | (58.1) | 37 | (77.1) | 2 | (2.5) | 4 | (25.0) |
| None | 17 | (39.6) | 11 | (22.9) | 78 | (96.3) | 12 | (75.0) |
| Not knwon | 1 | (2.3) | 0 | (0.0) | 1 | (1.2) | 0 | (0.0) |
| Early onset of seizures | ||||||||
| 3 yrs or less | 17 | (39.5) | 27 | (56.2) | ||||
| More than 3 yrs | 24 | (55.8) | 20 | (41.7) | ||||
| Not known | 2 | (4.7) | 1 | (2.1) | ||||
| Frequent seizures | ||||||||
| Frequent | 14 | (32.6) | 29 | (67.4) | ||||
| Not frequent | 29 | (67.4) | 19 | (39.6) | ||||
| Seizure type (focal) | ||||||||
| Focal | 34 | (79.1) | 37 | (77.1) | ||||
| Generalized | 8 | (18.6) | 10 | (20.8) | ||||
| Not known | 1 | (2.3) | 1 | (2.1) | ||||