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. 2016 Dec 31;6(2):81–88. doi: 10.14581/jer.16015

Table 2.

Prevalence of EDS and some sleep disorders in patients with epilepsy compared to a group of healthy controls

Patients (n:99) Controls (n: 96) p-value Odds 95% CI p-value
Mean ESS score 5,15 (0–21) 4,75 (0–14) ns 1,0 0,9–1,1 ns
EDS 11/99 (11,1%) 5/96 (5,20%) ns 2,3 0,7–6,8 ns
Shift work 5/99 (5,05%) 6/96 (6,25%) ns 0,798 0,235–2,707 ns
Alcool 21/99 (21,2%) 20/96 (20,2%) ns 1,023 0,514–2,038 ns
Smoking 26/99 (26,2%) 22/96 (22,9%) ns 1,198 0,623–2,303 ns
Coffee drinking 69/99 (69,6%) 72/96 (75%) ns 0,767 0,408–1,440 ns
Depression 22/99 (22,2%) 5/96 (5,2%) 0,0006 5,200 1,880–14,383 0,001
Imsonnia 51/99 (51,5%) 37/96 (38,5%) ns 1,694 0,959–2,994 ns
RLS 13/99 (13,1%) 3/96 (3,1%) 0,01 4,686 1,291–17,010 0,022

CI, confidence interval; ESS, Epworth Sleepiness Scale; EDS, excessive daytime sleepiness; RLS, Restless Legs Syndrome