Table 6.

Diversity factor analysis on the variation in the QOLIE-31 score of the patients with epilepsy in different special occupations

Variable	Comparison	Difference	95% CI	P
QOLIE-31	Student versus peasantry	11.781	7.01, 16.56	0.000
	Worker versus peasantry	7.702	3.77, 11.63	0.000
	Student versus employee	4.079	0.24, 7.92	0.033
Cognition	Worker versus peasantry	15.845	9.69, 22.00	0.000
	Worker versus peasantry	10.318	5.26, 15.38	0.000
	Student versus worker	5.528	0.58, 10.48	0.023
Emotional well-being	Student versus peasantry	10.574	4.71, 16.43	0.000
	Worker versus peasantry	7.176	2.35, 12.00	0.001
	Student versus worker	3.398	−1.32, 8.12	0.253
Energy/fatigue	Student versus peasantry	14.481	8.36, 20.60	0.000
	Worker versus peasantry	10.084	5.05, 15.12	0.000
	Student versus worker	4.397	−0.53, 9.32	0.098
Medication effects	Student versus worker	5.986	−0.88, 12.86	0.111
	Peasantry versus worker	3.162	−3.86, 10.18	0.840
	Student versus peasantry	2.825	5.71, 11.36	0.999
Overall quality of life	Student versus peasantry	4.700	1.40, 8.00	0.002
	Worker versus peasantry	4.372	1.65, 7.09	0.000
	Student versus worker	0.328	−2.33, 2.99	0.999
Social-function	Student versus peasantry	13.630	6.72, 20.53	0.000
	Worker versus peasantry	8.458	2.78, 14.14	0.001
	Student versus worker	5.172	−0.39, 10.73	0.078
Seizure worry	Student versus peasantry	7.177	−1.03, 15.39	0.109
	Worker versus peasantry	4.211	−2.54, 10.97	0.405
	Student versus worker	2.966	−3.64, 9.58	0.845

QOLIE-31: Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31; CI: Confidence interval.