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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Epilepsia. 2019 Jul 16;60(8):1733–1742. doi: 10.1111/epi.16285

Table 2:

Bivariable Analysis Gender

 Variable Total (n=92) Female (n=74) Male (n=18) P-value
Age at Seizure Onset (weeks) Median (IQR) 5.0 (3.0,8.0) 5.0 (3.0,8.0) 6.0 (4.0,9.0) 0.35
Age at Last Visit (years) Median (IQR) 5.0 (2.0,11.0) 5.0 (2.0,10.0) 4.8 (2.5,12.0) 0.73
Seizure Type (Initial) (%)
 Epileptic Spasms 21 (23) 14 (19) 7 (39) 0.11
 Tonic 29 (32) 25 (34) 4 (22) 0.34
 HTSS 9 (10) 8 (11) 1 (6) 0.50
 GTC 20 (22) 18 (24) 2 (11) 0.34
 Myoclonic 6 (7) 4 (5) 2 (11) 0.33
 Clonic 8 (9) 7 (9) 1 (6) 0.60
 Focality 20 (22) 17 (23) 3 (17) 0.75
Hypsarrhythmia (%)* 35 (38) 25 (34) 10 (56) 0.11
Seizure Types (Anytime) (%)
 Epileptic Spasms 75 (82) 61 (82) 14 (78) 0.74
 Tonic 59 (64) 48 (65) 11 (61) 0.77
 HTSS Combined 52 (57) 43 (58) 9 (50) 0.53
  HTSS 22 (24) 19 (26) 3 (17) 0.55
  HTSS like 31 (34) 24 (32) 7 (39) 0.60
 Generalized Tonic Clonic 31 (34) 29 (39) 2 (11) 0.03
 Myoclonic 36 (39) 30 (41) 6 (33) 0.57
 Clonic 10 (11) 7 (9) 3 (17) 0.40
 Atonic 8 (9) 8 (11) 0 (0) 0.35
 Absence 2 (2) 2 (3) 0 (0) 0.48
 Focality 28 (30) 22 (30) 6 (33) 0.77
Period of Seizure Freedom (%)
 1–3 months 8 (9) 5 (7) 3 (17) 0.19
 3–6 months 11 (12) 8 (11) 3 (17) 0.44
 6–12 months 10 (11) 8(11) 2 (11) 0.97
 > 12 months 11 (12) 10 (14) 1 (6) 0.35
Combined Seizure Freedom 40 (43) 31 (42) 9 (50) 0.53
Cortical Visual Impairment (%) 70 (76) 57 (77) 13 (72) 0.67
CDS - Mean (std) 2.6 (2.1) 2.6 (2.0) 2.5 (2.4) 0.81

Table compares the same traits as table one with the same definitions but by gender (P-values are unadjusted).