Table 1.
Participant and Epilepsy-Specific Descriptive Statistics (N = 124)
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Child Age (mean ± SD) | 7.2 ± 2.9 |
| Child Male (%) | 61.3 |
| Child Race (%) | |
| Caucasian | 75.0 |
| African-American | 16.9 |
| Asian | 0.8 |
| Other | 1.6 |
| Biracial | 4.8 |
| Caregiver Relation to Child (%) | |
| Mothers | 83.1 |
| Fathers | 12.9 |
| Step-mothers | 1.6 |
| Other (e.g., legal guardian) | 2.4 |
| Caregiver Marital Status (%) | |
| Married | 62.9 |
| Single | 20.2 |
| Divorced | 11.3 |
| Separated | 4.0 |
| Remarried | 0.8 |
| Widowed | 0.8 |
| Socioeconomic Status (mean ± SD)a | 52.4 ± 20.4 |
| Epilepsy Diagnosis (%) | |
| Idiopathic Localization-related | 47.6 |
| Idiopathic Generalized | 18.5 |
| Unclassified | 15.3 |
| Cryptogenic Localization-related | 8.1 |
| Cryptogenic Generalized | 4.8 |
| Symptomatic Localization-related | 4.8 |
| Symptomatic Generalized | 0.8 |
| Initial Prescribed Anti-Epileptic Drug (%) | |
| Carbamazepine | 60.5 |
| Valproic Acid | 39.5 |
Note.
a
Based on Duncan TSEI2 with occupations equivalent to property managers, physicians’ assistants, mail carriers, and sheriffs/law enforcement.