Table 2.
Descriptive details of the African American participants included in the Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) Network Database
| Variable | Total Sample | % or Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | 154 | |
| Male | 52 | 33.77% |
| Female | 102 | 66.23% |
| Education | 155 | |
| College > 4 yrs | 19 | 12.26% |
| College < 1–3 yrs | 74 | 47.74% |
| High school education or less | 62 | 40.00% |
| Employment | 112 | |
| Employed | 31 | 27.68% |
| Unemployed | 30 | 26.79% |
| Unable to work | 41 | 36.61% |
| Other | 10 | 8.93% |
| Income | 127 | |
| <$25K | 113 | 88.98% |
| >=$25 | 14 | 11.02% |
| Marital Status | 133 | |
| Married or Co-habiting | 26 | 19.55% |
| Single Never Married | 80 | 60.15% |
| Divorced, Separated, or Widowed | 27 | 20.30% |
| 30-day seizure frequency | 109 | 3.10 (9.3) |
| QOLIE-10 | 131 | 2.88 (0.8 ) |
| QOLIE-10 Components | ||
| Seizure worry | 133 | 2.67 (1.2) |
| Emotional wellbeing | 132 | 2.95 (1.5) |
| Energy-Fatigue | 132 | 3.71 (1.4) |
| Cognitive Function | 133 | 3.62 (1.4) |
| Medication Effects | 133 | 2.57 (1.3) |
| Social Functioning | 132 | 2.79 (1.2) |
| Overall QOL | 133 | 2.85 (1.0) |
| PHQ-9 | 132 | 10.01 (6.9) |
| Level of Depressive Symptoms (PHQ-9) | ||
| Minimal (scores 0–4) | 33 | 25.00% |
| Mild (scores 5 −9) | 36 | 27.30% |
| Moderate (scores 10–14) | 30 | 22.70% |
| Moderately severe (scores 15 −19) | 17 | 12.90% |
| Severe (scores 20– 27) | 16 | 12.10% |