Table 1-.
Demographic characteristics of patients with epilepsy.
| Characteristics | Total(207) | Adherence | Non adherence | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | N=169(81.6%) | N=38(18.4%) | |||||
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 96 | (46.4) | 80 | (47.3) | 16 | (42.1) | 0.559 |
| Female | 111 | (53.6) | 89 | (52.7) | 22 | (57.9) | |
| Age, years(Mean ± SD) | 34.00 | (13.48) | 34.45 | (13.68) | 32.00 | (12.54) | 0.313 |
| 17-44 | 164 | (79.2) | 135 | (79.9) | 29 | (76.3) | 0.368 |
| 45-59 | 31 | (15.0) | 23 | (13.6) | 8 | (21.1) | |
| >=60 | 12 | (5.8) | 11 | (6.5) | 1 | (2.6) | |
| Nationality | |||||||
| Saudi | 199 | (96.1) | 162 | (95.9) | 37 | (97.4) | 0.550 |
| Non Saudi | 8 | (3.9) | 7 | (4.1) | 1 | (2.6) | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Married | 104 | (50.2) | 87 | (51.5) | 17 | (44.7) | 0.590 |
| Single | 93 | (44.9) | 75 | (44.4) | 18 | (47.4) | |
| Divorced | 9 | (4.3) | 6 | (3.6) | 3 | (7.9) | |
| Widow | 1 | (.5) | 1 | (.6) | |||
| Education level | |||||||
| University | 114 | (55.1) | 92 | (54.4) | 22 | (57.9) | 0.003* |
| High school | 72 | (34.8) | 65 | (38.5) | 7 | (18.4) | |
| Intermediate school | 12 | (5.8) | 8 | (4.7) | 4 | (10.5) | |
| Primary school | 9 | (4.3) | 4 | (2.4) | 5 | (13.2) | |
| Occupation | |||||||
| Employed | 81 | (39.1) | 67 | (39.6) | 14 | (36.8) | 0.572 |
| Unemployed | 114 | (55.1) | 91 | (53.8) | 23 | (60.5) | |
| Retired | 12 | (5.8) | 11 | (6.5) | 1 | (2.6) | |
| Family income | |||||||
| Less than 5000 | 38 | (18.4) | 30 | (17.8) | 8 | (21.1) | 0.596 |
| 5000-10000 | 60 | (29.0) | 49 | (29.0) | 11 | (28.9) | |
| 10000-15000 | 54 | (26.1) | 42 | (24.9) | 12 | (31.6) | |
| More than 15000 | 55 | (26.6) | 48 | (28.4) | 7 | (18.4) | |
| Residency | |||||||
| Inside Riyadh | 161 | (77.8) | 133 | (78.7) | 28 | (73.7) | 0.502 |
| Outside Riyadh | 46 | (22.2) | 36 | (21.3) | 10 | (26.3) | |
| Duration of epilepsy(Mean ± SD) | 11.95 | (9.29) | 12.19 | (9.40) | 10.92 | (8.82) | 0.450 |
*Significant p-value