Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the overall sample (134), fathers (44) and mothers (90)
| Total | Mothers | Fathers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 42.4±7.4 | 41.5±7.2 | 44.3±7.4 |
| Education,a n (%) | |||
| Primary or secondary school | 40 (29.4) | 27 (30.0) | 13 (28.3) |
| High school | 76 (55.9) | 51 (56.7) | 25 (54.3) |
| Degree | 20 (14.7) | 12 (13.3) | 8 (17.4) |
| Job,a n (%) | |||
| Employed | 125 (91.9) | 81 (90.0) | 44 (95.7) |
| Unemployed | 11 (8.1) | 9 (10.0) | 2 (6.3) |
| Number of children,b n (%) | |||
| 1 | 47 (35.3) | 70 (77.8) | 37 (86.0) |
| ≥2 (1 with epilepsy) | 73 (54.9) | 11 (12.2) | 2 (4.7) |
| ≥2 (>1 with other chronic diseases such as epilepsy and diabetes) | 13 (9.8) | 9 (10.0) | 4 (9.3) |
| Type of events: convulsions and epilepsy, n (%) | |||
| Complex febrile convulsion | 7 (5.1) | 4 (4.4) | 3 (5.1) |
| Focal cryptogenic/idiopathic seizure | 55 (39.9) | 33 (36.3) | 22 (39.9) |
| Focal symptomatic seizure | 14 (10.1) | 7 (7.7) | 7 (10.1) |
| • Generalized cryptogenic/idiopathic seizure | 48 (34.8) | 37 (40.7) | 11 (34.8) |
| • Generalized symptomatic seizure | 14 (10.1) | 10 (11.0) | 4 (10.1) |
| Type of seizure,b n (%) | |||
| Tonic–clonic | 42 (31.6) | 30 (33.3) | 12 (27.9) |
| Others (eg, absence) | 91 (68.4) | 60 (66.7) | 31 (72.1) |
| Number of seizures (lifetime),a n (%) | |||
| 1 or 2 seizures | 61 (44.8) | 37 (40.6) | 12 (31.1) |
| >2 | 75 (55.1) | 54 (59.4) | 31 (68.9) |
| Parents’ psychiatric comorbidity, n (%) | |||
| Mood disorder | 7 (5.0) | 6 (6.5) | 1 (2.1) |
| Panic disorder | 7 (5.0) | 7 (7.7) | 0 |
| Generalized anxiety | 4 (2.9) | 4 (4.4) | 0 |
Notes:
a
Two missing data.
b
Five missing data.