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. 2020 Aug;80:175–180. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.06.013

Table 3.

Reported ASM use (either self or by parents) and adherence by age.

Age band (in years) Self-reported ASM use (95 %CI) Adherent (measured as optimal ASM levels in blood) (95 %CI)
0−5 24% (9 %–49 %) 25 % (6 %–63 %)
6−12 26% (14 %–43 %) 11 % (3 %–34 %)
13−18 66 % (50 %–79 %) 32 % (18 %–51 %)
19−28 68% (56 %–79 %) 43 % (28 %–60 %)
29−49 75% (66 %–83 %) 45 % (34 %–58 %)
50+ 77 % (62 %–88 %) 36 % (20 %–55 %)
All ages 64 % (58 %–69 %) 37 % (30 %–44 %)