Table 4.
Incidence of Epilepsy
| N1 | Screened Cases Per 100,000 (95% CI) |
Verified Cases 100,000 (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 12,741 | 75 (41–110) | 71 (39–103) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 5,649 | 74 (23–124) | 69 (21–116) |
| Female | 7,092 | 77 (30–124) | 73 (29–116) |
| Children/Adults | |||
| 0–17 years | 2,142 | 140 (32–248) | 135 (29–240) |
| >17 years | 10,599 | 60 (28–92) | 55 (26–84) |
| Age Group | |||
| 0–3 years | 517 | 430 (52–807) | 408 (43–773) |
| 4–17 years | 1,625 | 49 (0–127) | 49 (0–127) |
| 18–54 years | 6,821 | 50 (14–86) | 46 (13–78) |
| 55–69 years | 2,386 | 115 (18–211) | 105 (17–194) |
| More than 69 years | 1,392 | 19 (0–57) | 19 (0–57) |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||
| White | 5,138 | 34 (6–62) | 33 (6–60) |
| Black | 6,123 | 109 (49–169) | 102 (46–158) |
| Hispanic | 779 | 26 (0–76) | 22 (0–65) |
| Other | 701 | 80 (0–235) | 68 (0–201) |
| Highest Education2 | |||
| Less than high school diploma | 601 | 76 (0–226) | 76 (0–226) |
| High school graduate/equivalency | 1,525 | 89 (0–189) | 84 (0–179) |
| College | 3,756 | 89 (23–154) | 78 (21–134) |
| Graduate or professional degree | 3,700 | 21 (0–51) | 21 (0–51) |
| Residence in DC2 | |||
| 0–3 years | 1,600 | 28 (0–82) | 28 (0–82) |
| More than 3 years | 7,982 | 71 (31–112) | 65 (28–102) |
1
Number of unweighted observations without epilepsy prior to 2005
2
Adults over 24 years of age