Table 1.
Means and Standard Deviations of Demographic Variables by Group
| TLE (N = 100) | Controls (N = 82) | t | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 36.8 (11.5) | 33.6 (12.6) | ns |
| Gender | |||
| Male % | 33.3 % | 40.2 % | ns |
| Female % | 66.7 % | 59.8 % | ns |
| Years of Education | 12.97 (2.33) | 13.60 (2.39) | ns |
| Handedness | |||
| Right | 87 % | 87.8 % | ns |
| Left | 11 % | 12.2 % | ns |
| Mixed | 2 % | 0 % | ns |
| Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) | 92.7 (15.98) | 106.4 (14.3) | 6.05** |
| Verbal IQ (VIQ) | 91.5 (14.9) | 103.5 (14.2) | 5.52** |
| Performance IQ (PIQ) | 95.5 (17.0) | 109.6 (14.6) | 5.94** |
| Seizure Characteristics | |||
| Age of First Seizure (Months) | 175.75 (127.52) | ||
| Epilepsy Duration (Months) | 267.53 (144.16) | ||
| Number of AEDs | 1.80 (.72) | ||
| Time Since Most Recent | |||
| Seizure (Days) | 5.86 (16.75) | ||
| Seizure Frequency (Past Year) | |||
| Simple Partial Seizure | |||
| None | 33% | ||
| Daily | 8% | ||
| Weekly | 16% | ||
| Monthly | 24% | ||
| Yearly | 13% | ||
| Unknown | 6% | ||
| Complex Partial Seizure | |||
| None | 18% | ||
| Daily | 1% | ||
| Weekly | 23% | ||
| Monthly | 40% | ||
| Yearly | 12% | ||
| Unknown | 6% | ||
| Secondary Generalized Seizure | |||
| None | 68% | ||
| Daily | 1% | ||
| Weekly | 1% | ||
| Monthly | 7% | ||
| Yearly | 14% | ||
| Unknown | 9% |
Note.
*
p < .05 (two-tailed).
**
p<.01 (two-tailed).
Nonsignificant (ns).