Table 2.

Risk factors for febrile seizure recurrence.

Variables	Risk factor	Risk ratio	95% CI
Individual child	Younger than 12 months at first febrile seizure*	2.40 (26)	1.42–4.06
	Family history of febrile seizures*	1.89 (27)	1.23–2.90
	History of febrile seizures*	1.98 after one previous recurrence (24).	1.72–2.27
		2.59 after two or more recurrences (24).	2.20–3.04
Initial febrile seizure	Complex febrile seizure	1.08 (27)	0.71–1.64
	Febrile status epilepticus	0.94 (27)	0.38–1.83
Fever	Fever <40°C*	1.54 (24)	1.25–1.89
	Short fever duration (seizure occurrence within 1 h of fever onset)*	4.62 (26)	1.35–5.80

^*Denotes statistically significant risk factors.