Table 2. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of eligible patients with different NCC lesions, RNCC, Idiopathic Epilepsy and idiopathic headaches recruited from 2013 to 2014 at the Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College (CMC) and Hospital, Vellore, India.
| Study Group | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Category | SCG | SCC | MNCC | All NCC | RNCC | Idiopathic Epilepsy | Idiopathic Headaches |
| Sample size | 29 | 20 | 27 | 76 | 10 | 29 | 17 | |
| Gender | Male | 24 (83%) | 12 (60%) | 18 (67%) | 54 (71%) | 8 (80%) | 19 (66%) | 7 (41%) |
| Age | Mean (SD) | 30.4 (10.3) | 27.1 (8.0) | 31.1 (8.4) | 29.8 (9.1) | 30.0 (7.7) | 26.9 (7.2) | 34.0 (9.2) |
| Schooling | <Secondary | 12 (41%) | 8 (40%) | 15 (56%) | 35 (46%) | 2 (20%) | 11 (38%) | 5 (29%) |
| ≥ Secondary | 17 (59%) | 12 (60%) | 12 (44%) | 41 (54%) | 8 (80%) | 18 (62%) | 12 (71%) | |
| Pork eating | Yes | 5 (17%) | 3 (15%) | 4 (15%) | 12 (16%) | 1 (10%) | 2 (7%) | 1 (6%) |
| Living near a house that raised pigsa | Yes | 7 (24%) | 5 (25%) | 8 (30%) | 20 (26%) | 5 (50%) | 4 (14%) | 0 (0%) |
| Owning pigs | Yes | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (7%) | 3 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| How often do you use the toilet to defecate? | Never | 23 (79%) | 14 (70%) | 18 (67%) | 55 (72%) | 9 (90%) | 22 (76%) | 16 (94%) |
| Cigarette smokingc | Yes | 4 (14%) | 6 (30%) | 7 (26%) | 17 (22%) | 2 (20%) | 4 (14%) | 0 (0%) |
| Paan usec,d | Yes | 4 (14%) | 4 (20%) | 8 (30%) | 16 (21%) | 1 (10%) | 3 (10%) | 0 (0%) |
| Headaches | Yes | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (7%) | 3 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (100%) |
| EITBb | Positive | 11 (38%) | 8 (40%) | 16 (59%) | 35 (46%) | 3 (30%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| AgELISAb,e | Positive | 5 (17%) | 5 (25%)§ | 16 (59%) | 26 (35%)§ | 1 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Type of NCC lesion | Edema | 26 (90%) | 4 (20%) | 18 (67%) | 48 (63%) | NA | NA | NA |
| Only calcification | 0 (0%) | 20 (100%) | 10 (37%) | 30 (39%) | NA | NA | NA | |
| Only granuloma | 29 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (41%) | 40 (53%) | NA | NA | NA | |
| Time since last seizure | ≤ 3 months | 25 (86%) | 17 (85%) | 21 (78%) | 63 (83%) | NA | 21 (72%) | NA |
| 3–7 months | 4 (14%) | 3 (15%) | 6 (22%) | 13 (17%) | NA | 8 (28%) | NA | |
| No of lifetime seizuresa,b | 1 | 9 (31%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (18%) | 14 (18%) | NA | 0 (0%) | NA |
| 2–5 | 16 (55%) | 5 (25%) | 7 (26%) | 28 (37%) | NA | 9 (31%) | NA | |
| 6–10 | 1 (3%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (15%) | 6 (8%) | NA | 2 (7%) | NA | |
| >10 | 3 (11%) | 14 (70%) | 11 (41%) | 28 (37%) | NA | 18 (62%) | NA | |
| Type of last seizure | Generalized | 20 (69%) | 15 (75%) | 19 (70%) | 54 (71%) | 9 (90%) | 24 (83%) | NA |
| Partial | 6 (21%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (11%) | 12 (16%) | 1 (10%) | 1 (3%) | NA | |
| Partial then generalized | 3 (10%) | 2 (10%) | 5 (19%) | 10 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (14%) | NA | |
SCG: single cysticercus granuloma; SCC: single calcified cyst; MNCC: multiple neurocysticercosis, NCC: neurocysticercosis; RNCC: recovered neurocysticercosis;
NA: not applicable.
aStatistically significant difference among Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 using chi-square at p < .05
bStatistically significant difference among SCG, MNCC and SCG using chi-square at p < .05
cThese questions were only asked to male patients. Percentages are reported among males.
d “Paan” is a betel leaf with areca nut and considered a stimulant with psychoactive properties. It is chewed.
eAgELISA: One AgELISA test result was missing for one patient in the SCC group. Percentages are reported among those with a test result available.