Table 3.
Age-adjusted Predictors of Lifetime and Active Epilepsy in Multivariate Analyses1
| Lifetime Epilepsy | Active Epilepsy | |
|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | |
| Race | ||
| Black | 1.74 (1.08 – 2.82) | 2.05 (1.05 – 3.98) |
| Other2 | 0.75 (0.33 – 1.69) | 0.64 (0.20 – 2.00) |
| White | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Highest Education | ||
| Less than high school diploma | 3.92 (1.93 – 7.96) | 4.61 (1.84 – 11.55) |
| High school graduate | 2.33 (1.24 – 4.36) | 2.04 (0.89 – 4.69) |
| College | 2.01 (1.23 – 3.28) | 1.64 (0.80 – 3.36) |
| Graduate school | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Annual Household Income | ||
| Less than $30,000 | 1.39 (0.94 – 2.05) | 1.33 (0.80 – 2.18) |
| $30,000 of more | 1.0 | 1.0 |
1
Adults over 24 years of age using the verified dataset
2
Other race = other than non-Hispanic Black and non-Hispanic White