Table 2.
Age and Reproductive History | Individuals with epilepsy | Biological relatives without epilepsy | ||||
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N | % Definitely/probably yes | p-valuea | N | % Definitely/probably yes | p-valuea | |
<40 years | ||||||
No children | 15 | 86.7 | Ref. | 17 | 64.7 | Ref. |
Have children | 13 | 100.0 | 0.16 | 21 | 95.2 | 0.009 |
None affected | 10 | 100.0 | 0.16 | 19 | 100.0 | 0.002 |
≥1 affected | 3 | 100.0 | 0.16 | 2 | 50.0 | 0.72 |
40–59 years | ||||||
No children | 22 | 86.4 | Ref. | 18 | 88.9 | Ref. |
Have children | 45 | 80.0 | 0.50 | 55 | 70.9 | 0.08 |
None affected | 33 | 75.8 | 0.33 | 45 | 64.4 | 0.03 |
≥1 affected | 12 | 91.7 | 0.61 | 10 | 100.0 | 0.17 |
≥60 years | ||||||
No children | 12 | 100.0 | Ref. | 5 | 60.0 | Ref. |
Have children | 33 | 78.8 | 0.007 | 47 | 72.3 | 0.62 |
None affected | 14 | 85.7 | 0.16 | 22 | 72.7 | 0.62 |
≥1 affected | 19 | 73.7 | 0.02 | 25 | 72.0 | 0.64 |
p-value from robust Poisson regression with generalized estimating equations, compared with reference group (denoted by Ref.).