Table 5.

Risk Factors for Seizure Attacks Among Adult Epilepsy Patients at AMSH

Variables with Category	CIRR(95% CI)	AIRR(95% CI)
Time	0.83(0.82–0.85)***	0.84(0.82–0.85)***
Age
15–24	1	1
25–34	0.985(0.98–0.99)***	0.81 (0.69–0.94)**
35–44	1.014(1.013–1.015)***	0.94 (0.78–1.13)
45–54	1.002(1.001–1.003)***	0.71(0.48–1.04)
55–65	1.181(1.180–1.182)***	0.94(0.69–1.27)
Smoking
No	1	1
Yes	1.54(1.31–1.81)***	1.28(1.11–1.48)**
Khat
No	1	1
Yes	1.69(1.44–1.99)***	1.39(1.19–1.62)***
Sleep deprivation
No	1	1
Yes	1.66(1.45–1.91)***	1.49(1.32–1.69)***
Head injury
No	1	1
Yes	1.71(1.44–2.04)***	1.30(1.11–1.53)**
Depression
No	1	1
Yes	1.63(1.34–1.98)***	1.39(1.17–1.65)***
Treatment Modality
Monotherapy	1	1
Polytherapy	1.27(1.08–1.49)**	1.22(1.07–1.39)**
Clumsiness
No	1	1
Yes	2.59(1.65–4.10)***	1.85(1.24–2.75)**

Notes: ***Implies p-value <0.00001 and **implies p-value <0.01.