Table 1.
Participant characteristics by group (means and standard deviations).
| Variable | Children with Epilepsy (n=108) |
Healthy Controls (n=70) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 12.33 (3.24) | 12.63 (3.16) |
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| Gender (#/% female) | 49 (45.4%) | 35 (50%) |
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| Birthweight (grams)a | 3440.46 (486.25) | 3620.84 (550.89) |
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| FSIQa | 102.92 (12.77) | 107.67 (11.59) |
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| Academic Problems(+/-)ab | 44/63 | 14/53 |
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| Mother's Educational Level (4-year college graduate: yes/no)c | 37/71 | 28/36 |
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| Age of seizure onset (years) | 11.45 (3.35) | -- |
| Epilepsy duration (months) | 8.59 (3.78) | -- |
| Epilepsy Syndrome (IGE/LRE)b | 48/58 | -- |
| Number of antiepileptic drugs (0/1/2+) | 21/81/6 | -- |
a
p≤0.05
b
Information regarding academic problems was not available for 3 healthy controls and 1 child with epilepsy.
c
Mother's educational level not available for 6 participants.
d
2 children with epilepsy were not classifiable as IGE or LRE but were included in all analyses.
FSIQ: Full-scale intelligence quotient
IGE: Idiopathic generalized epilepsy
LRE: Localization-related epilepsy