Table 2.
Association between clinical characteristics and achieving ≥12 months of seizure remission
| Predictor variables | (N = 187)
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|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | |
| History of surgery (n = 12) | 1.33 | (0.31, 5.76) |
| Status epilepticus (n = 16) | –b | – |
| Age of onseta | 1.07 | (0.63, 1.82) |
| Mental retardation (n = 36) | 0.68 | (0.23, 2.05) |
| Febrile seizure (n = 25) | 1.05 | (0.31, 3.61) |
| Etiology (n = 80) | 1.17 | (0.47, 2.97) |
| MTS (n = 20) | 1.31 | (0.3, 5.65) |
| Duration of epilepsy >10 year (n = 152) | 0.53 | (0.19, 1.47) |
| Number of failed AED >5 (n = 90) | 0.68 | (0.28, 1.64) |
a
Age of onset analyzed using categories: ages 0–9, 10–20, and >20.
b
HR could not be calculated because of lack of convergence.