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. 2014 Mar 12;9(3):e80488. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080488

Table 2. Prevalence of Seizures in Autistic Subjects Dependent on Soy Formula.

Male Female Combined
Phenotype, % (N) Soy Non-Soy Soy Non-Soy Soy Non-Soy
Febrile Seizures 3.4a (290) 1.7 (1368) 9b (43) 1.4 (213) 4.2c (333) 1.6 (1581)
Epilepsy Diagnosis 3.8d (291) 1.6 (1352) 3 (39) 1.9 (211) 3.6e (330) 1.7 (1563)
Infantile Spasms 0.7 (292) 0.1 (1377) 0 (42) 0 (215) 0.6 (334) 0.1 (1592)
Atonic Seizures 0.3 (291) 0.2 (1377) 0 (42) 0 (215) 0.3 (333) 0.1 (1592)
Tonic Clonic Seizures 1.4 (291) 1.7 (1378) 0 (42) 3.7 (216) 1.2 (333) 1.9 (1594)
Absence Seizures 3.4 (291) 2.0 (1378) 2 (42) 2.3 (216) 3.3 (333) 2.0 (1594)
Simple Partial Seizures 1.0 (292) 0.3 (1377) 2 (42) 0 (215) 1.2f (334) 0.3 (1592)
Complex Partial Seizures 0.3 (291) 0.4 (1377) 2 (42) 0.4 (215) 0.6 (333) 0.4 (1592)

N = number of subjects in cohort.

a

P = 0.050 as determined by the Pearson's uncorrected chi-squared test, OR = 2.1, 95% CI = 0.92–4.7.

b

P = 0.02 as determined by Fisher's exact test (two-tail), OR = 7.2, 95% CI = 1.3–42.

c

P = 0.003 as determined by the Pearson's uncorrected chi-squared test, OR = 2.6, 95% CI = 1.3–5.3.

d

P = 0.02 as determined by the Pearson's uncorrected chi-squared test, OR = 2.4, 95% CI = 1.1–5.2.

e

P = 0.02 as determined by the Pearson's uncorrected chi-squared test, OR = 2.2, 95% CI = 1.1–4.7.

f

P = 0.04 as determined by Fisher's exact test (two-tail), OR = 4.8, 95% CI = 1.0–23.