Table III. Risk factors for developing complex FS compared with simple FS.
Factor | Complex FS N (%) |
Simple FS N (%) |
Univariate OR (95% CI) |
---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
<18 mo | 27 (60.0%) | 40 (39.2%) | 2.3 (1.1,4.8) |
≥18 mo | 18 (40.0%) | 62 (60.8%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Daycare attendance | |||
Daycare | 3 (6.8%) | 15 (15.3%) | 0.4 (0.1,1.5) |
No daycare | 41 (93.2%) | 83 (84.7%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Drinking during pregnancy | |||
At least 1 drink in pregnancy | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.0%) | NA |
No drink in pregnancy | 45 (100.0%) | 97 (99.0%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
First-degree family history of FS | |||
Positive family history | 9 (20.0%) | 20 (20.2%) | 1.0 (0.4, 2.4) |
No family history | 36 (80.0%) | 79 (79.8%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
First-degree family history of epilepsy | |||
Positive family history | 1 (2.2%) | 8 (8.1%) | 0.3 (0.0, 2.1) |
No family history | 44 (97.8%) | 91 (91.9%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Sex | |||
Female | 22 (48.9%) | 43 (42.2%) | 1.3 (0.6, 2.7) |
Male | 23 (51.1%) | 59 (57.8%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Premature birth | |||
≤ 37 wk | 8 (17.8%) | 15 (15.5%) | 1.2 (0.5, 3.0) |
>37 wk | 37 (82.2%) | 82 (84.5%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Smoking during pregnancy | |||
No | 38 (84.4%) | 94 (94.0%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Yes | 7 (15.6%) | 6 (6.0%) | 2.9 (0.9, 9.1) |
Any temporal lobe abnormality other than increased T2 signal | |||
Abnormal | 2 (5.1%) | 1 (1.0%) | 5.1 (0.5, 58.3) |
No abnormality | 37 (94.9%) | 95 (99.0%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Any structural abnormality on MRI | |||
Abnormal | 16 (41.0%) | 34 (35.4%) | 1.3 (0.6, 2.7) |
No abnormality | 23 (59.0%) | 62 (64.6%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Temperature | |||
<104.0°F | 27 (60.0%) | 57 (55.9%) | 1.2 (0.6, 2.4) |
≥ 104.0°F | 18 (40.0%) | 45 (44.1%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
Time temperature was recognized before seizure | |||
1-24 h | 21 (46.7%) | 53 (53.0%) | 0.7 (0.3,1.7) |
<1 h | 13 (28.9%) | 24 (24.0%) | 1.0 (Referent) |
>24 h | 11 (24.4%) | 23 (23.0%) | 0.9 (0.3, 2.4) |