Table 3.
comparing characteristics based on normal and abnormal neuroimaging results
| Variables |
Need CT
|
No- Need CT
|
p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Sex | |||||
|
Boy
Girl Total |
50
22 72 |
69.4
30.6 100 |
18
21 39 |
46.2
61.3 100 |
0.016 |
| Age groups | |||||
|
<1 year
1-2 years 2-3years >3 years Total |
23
35 8 6 72 |
31.9
48.6 11.1 8.3 100 |
12
19 4 4 39 |
30.8
48.7 10.3 10.3 100 |
0.988 |
| Types of CFC | |||||
| Multiple Focal Prolonged Multiple focal Multiple prolonged Focal prolonged Multiple focal prolonged Total |
32
16 4 16 1 2 1 72 |
44.1
22 5.6 22.2 1.4 2.8 1.4 100 |
13
11 2 8 3 1 1 39 |
33.3
28.2 5.1 20.5 7.7 2.6 2.6 100 |
0.65 |
| Associated symptom and sign | |||||
| Coughing Diarrhea Otalgia Sore throat Vomiting Failure to thrive Total |
7
5 1 0 3 3 19 |
36.8
26.3 5.3 0 15.8 15.8 100 |
12
4 2 1 2 0 21 |
57.1
19 9.5 4.8 9.5 0 100 |
0.55 |
| The etiology of fever | |||||
| Gastroenteritis Upper respiratory infection Acute otitis media Urinary tract infection Pneumonia Total |
4
66 1 1 0 72 |
5.6
91.7 1.4 1.4 0 100 |
3
33 2 0 1 39 |
7.7
84.7 5.1 0 2.6 100 |
0.307 |
| Consanguineous parents | |||||
|
Yes
No Total |
12
60 72 |
16.7
83.3 100 |
11
28 39 |
28.2
71.8 100 |
0.152 |
| Family history of FC | |||||
|
yes
no Total |
12
60 72 |
16.7
83.3 100 |
5
34 39 |
12.8
87.2 100 |
0.591 |
| Family history of epilepsy | |||||
|
Yes
No Total |
9
63 72 |
12.5
87.5 100 |
2
37 39 |
5.1
94.9 100 |
0.21 |
*Fisher Exact Test