Table 3.
Proportion with seizures, unadjusted and adjusted Prevalence Risk Ratios (PRR) for breakthrough seizures
| Number with seizure/Total | Percentage with seizure | Unadjusted PRR 95% CI | p-value | Adjusted PRR,** 95% CI | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Flickering lights
Watching TV
| ||||||
| Yes |
104/144 |
72.2 |
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
| No |
89/112 |
79.5 |
1.10 (0.96,1.26) |
0.176 |
1.34 (0.87,2.06) |
0.187 |
|
Duration of watching TV | ||||||
| <1 hour |
39/58 |
67.2 |
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
| 2 hours |
54/72 |
75.0 |
1.12 (0.89,1.40) |
0.340 |
1.21 (0.96,1.52) |
0.105 |
| >4 hours |
12/15 |
80.0 |
1.19 (0.87,1.62) |
0.274 |
1.67 (0.83,1.64) |
0.378 |
|
Alcohol use | ||||||
| Yes |
13/17 |
76.5 |
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
| No |
180/239 |
75.3 |
0.98 (0.75,1.30) |
0.913 |
0.78 (0.58,1.05) |
0.096 |
|
Knowledge of disease | ||||||
| Yes |
88/113 |
77.9 |
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
| No |
105/143 |
73.4 |
0.94 (0.82,1.08) |
0.408 |
0.84 (0.69,1.02) |
0.084 |
|
Menses | ||||||
| Seizures worse during menses |
27/30 |
90.0 |
1.0 |
|
1.0 |
|
| Not worse in menses |
53/79 |
67.1 |
0.75 (0.61,0.91)
|
0.003
|
0.75 (0.62,0.91)
|
0.004
|
| Infections | 27/30 | 90.0 | 0.83 (0.10,1.12) | 0.003 | 0.75 (0.62, 091) | 0.004 |
**Adjusted for age, sex, marital status, education level, drug type, duration of anti-epileptic therapy, number of drug doses missed and hours slept at night.