Table 2.
Prevalence of Lifetime and Active Epilepsy
| N1 | Lifetime Epilepsy Percent (95% CI) |
Active Epilepsy Percent (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Screened Cases | Verified Cases | Screened Cases | Verified Cases | ||
| All Cases | 12,894 | 1.78 (1.52– 2.05) | 1.53 (1.28– 1.77) | 0.86 (0.67– 1.05) | 0.79 (0.62– 0.97) |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 5,726 | 1.90 (1.50– 2.31) | 1.62 (1.26– 1.99) | 0.95 (0.67– 1.24) | 0.86 (0.59– 1.13) |
| Female | 7,168 | 1.68 (1.34– 2.02) | 1.44 (1.13– 1.74) | 0.78 (0.54– 1.01) | 0.73 (0.51– 0.95) |
| Children/Adults | |||||
| 0–17 years | 2,163 | 1.76 (1.13– 2.40) | 1.29 (0.76– 1.81) | 0.68 (0.26– 1.09) | 0.61 (0.24– 0.98) |
| More than 17 years | 10,731 | 1.79 (1.50– 2.07) | 1.58 (1.32– 1.85) | 0.90 (0.70– 1.11) | 0.84 (0.65– 1.03) |
| Age Group | |||||
| 0–3 years | 519 | 1.87 (0.49– 3.25) | 1.42 (0.28– 2.55) | 0.91 (0.04– 1.78) | 0.80 (0.04– 1.57) |
| 4–17 years | 1,644 | 1.73 (1.01– 2.45) | 1.25 (0.66– 1.84) | 0.60 (0.13– 1.07) | 0.55 (0.12– 0.97) |
| 18–54 years | 6,901 | 1.71 (1.37– 2.06) | 1.53 (1.21– 1.85) | 0.76 (0.53– 0.99) | 0.71 (0.49– 0.93) |
| 55–69 years | 2,420 | 2.10 (1.43– 2.77) | 1.85 (1.24– 2.46) | 1.32 (0.79– 1.85) | 1.25 (0.74– 1.75) |
| More than 69 years | 1,410 | 1.69 (0.94– 2.43) | 1.43 (0.76– 2.10) | 1.16 (0.53– 1.79) | 0.95 (0.38– 1.51) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 5,178 | 0.95 (0.67– 1.23) | 0.77 (0.52– 1.03) | 0.36 (0.19– 0.53) | 0.33 (0.17– 0.49) |
| Black | 6,224 | 2.44 (2.01– 2.87) | 2.13 (1.73– 2.53) | 1.22 (0.92– 1.53) | 1.13 (0.84– 1.42) |
| Hispanic | 786 | 1.27 (0.37– 2.17) | 0.95 (0.22– 1.68) | 0.69 (0.03– 1.35) | 0.61 (0.03– 1.19) |
| Other | 706 | 1.06 (0.11– 2.02) | 0.97 (0.10– 1.83) | 0.54 (0.00– 1.15) | 0.48 (0.00– 1.03) |
| Household Income2 | |||||
| Less than $30,000 | 3,160 | 2.68 (2.07– 3.28) | 2.27 (1.72– 2.83) | 1.25 (0.82– 1.68) | 1.12 (0.73– 1.51) |
| $30,000 – $49,999 | 4,031 | 1.42 (1.02– 1.83) | 1.26 (0.89– 1.63) | 0.65 (0.39– 0.91) | 0.63 (0.38– 0.88) |
| More than $49,999 | 5,703 | 1.28 (0.95– 1.61) | 1.06 (0.77– 1.35) | 0.70 (0.44– 0.95) | 0.64 (0.41– 0.88) |
| Highest Education3 | |||||
| Less than high school diploma | 619 | 4.22 (2.49– 5.96) | 3.40 (1.87– 4.92) | 2.80 (1.42– 4.19) | 2.46 (1.19– 3.72) |
| High school graduate | 1,552 | 2.59 (1.72– 3.45) | 2.43 (1.60– 3.25) | 1.36 (0.75– 1.98) | 1.31 (0.72– 1.91) |
| College | 3,810 | 1.92 (1.41– 2.42) | 1.68 (1.21– 2.15) | 0.87 (0.54– 1.21) | 0.80 (0.48– 1.11) |
| Graduate/professional school | 3,725 | 0.77 (0.48– 1.06) | 0.69 (0.41– 0.96) | 0.39 (0.18– 0.60) | 0.38 (0.17– 0.58) |
| Residence in DC3 | |||||
| 0–3 years | 1,614 | 0.92 (0.42– 1.42) | 0.65 (0.22– 1.08) | 0.34 (0.04– 0.64) | 0.32 (0.04– 0.61) |
| More than 3 years | 8,092 | 2.01 (1.65– 2.36) | 1.80 (1.47– 2.13) | 1.07 (0.81– 1.32) | 0.99 (0.75– 1.23) |
1
Number of unweighted observations
2
Median household income from Census blocks. Results were similar for adults over 24 years.
3
Adults over 24 years of age