Table 1.

Basic characteristics of the epileptic patients.

Characteristics	VPA responsive (n = 90)	VPA resistant (n = 24)	Total (n = 114)	p value
Age (years)	29.17 ± 14.26	26.29 ± 13.16	28.56 ± 14.02	0.373
Dose (mg)	463.28 ± 288.00	569.58 ± 268.22	485.66 ± 286.12	0.103
Gender
Male	65 (72.2)	18 (75.0)	83 (72.8)	0.989
Female	25 (27.8)	6 (25.0)	31 (27.2)
Etiology
Idiopathic	68 (75.6)	13 (54.2)	81 (71.1)	0.122
Symptomatic	20 (22.2)	10 (41.7)	30 (26.3)
Cryptogenic	2 (2.2)	1 (4.2)	3 (2.6)

Data were presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%). VPA: valproic acid.