Table 3. Co-morbidities of hospitalized epilepsy patients without versus with arrhythmia.

*Significant P-values ≤ 0.05 at 95% confidence Interval, ^#Variables are Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) co-morbidity measures

Abbreviations: AIDS- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, RA- rheumatoid arthritis, CVD- collagen vascular disease.

Variables	No Arrhythmia	Arrhythmia	P-value*
Co –morbidities#
AIDS	0.5%	0.3%	<0.001
Musculoskeletal
RA/CVD	2.8%	3.1%	<0.001
Cardiovascular
Congestive Heart Failure	6.3%	18.7%	<0.001
Valvular Disease	2.4%	7.7%	<0.001
Peripheral Vascular Disorders	4.0%	8.4%	<0.001
Respiratory
Chronic Pulmonary Disease	20.7%	25.5%	<0.001
Pulmonary Circulation Disorders	1.5%	4.5%	<0.001
Neurological
Paralysis	11.3%	12.8%	<0.001
Other Neurological Disorders	67.9%	74.8%	<0.001
Psychiatry
Depression	15.7%	15.5%	0.024
Psychoses	12.1%	9.7%	<0.001
Alcohol Abuse	8.5%	7.2%	<0.001
Hemato-oncological
Deficiency Anemia	17.5%	25.0%	<0.001
Chronic Blood Loss Anemia	0.9%	1.1%	<0.001
Coagulopathy	6.2%	9.5%	<0.001
Weight Loss	5.7%	8.7%	<0.001
Metastatic Cancer	1.8%	2.0%	<0.001
Solid Tumor without Metastasis	1.9%	2.2%	<0.001
Lymphoma	0.5%	0.9%	<0.001
Endocrinological
Diabetes, Uncomplicated	16.0%	22.4%	<0.001
Hypothyroidism	12.1%	16.7%	<0.001
Renal
Renal Failure	9.8%	18.7%	<0.001
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorders	30.0%	43.8%	<0.001
Gastrointestinal
Liver Disease	4.3%	4.1%	<0.001
Obesity	9.2%	11.5%	<0.001