Table 1.
Characteristics of the pregnant women recruited in to the study
| Study group (n = 96) | Controls n = 53 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | |
| Age of the mother (years) | 28 (5.32) | 18–38 | 28.9 (6.3) |
| POG at recruitment (weeks) | 22.45 (10.0) | 6–38 | – |
| Parity (mode) | 1 | 1–5 | 1 |
| Consanguinity (n, %) | 2 (2.0) | – | 5 (9.4) |
| Duration of epilepsy (years) | 15.21 (8.86) | 0–35 | – |
| Number of antiepileptic drugs used | 1.64 | 1–4 | – |
| Exposure to teratogens | |||
| Smoking | 0 | 0 | |
| Passive Smoking (%, n) | 9.3 (9) | 3.77 (2) | |
| Alcohol (%, n) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | |
| Comorbidities (%, n) | |||
| Diabetes & GDM | 4.1 (4) | 5 (9.61) | |
| Hypertension & PIH | 4.1 (4) | – | |
| Valvular heart disease | 6.2 (6) | – | |
| Bronchial asthma | 9.3 (9) | – | |
| Hypothyroidism | 2 (2) | – | |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | 1 (1) | – | |
| Othersa | 5 (5.2) | 1 (1.93) | |
POG Period of Gestation, GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, PIH Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
apsychiatric illnesses, beta thalassemia, migraine, anemia, urinary tract infection