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. 2022 Oct 14;101(41):e31012. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031012

Table 4.

Factors associated with cognitive deficit among the participants.

Characteristics Number with cognitive deficit, n/N Prevalence of cognitive deficit, (95% CI), % Crude PR(95% CI) P value Adjusted PR(95% CI) P value
Overall 114/405 28.1 (24.1, 32.9)
Sex:
 Male 42/115 36.5 (28.7, 46.5) Ref. Ref.
 Female 72/292 24.8 (20.3, 30.3) 0.68 (0.50, 0.93) 0.016 0.61 (0.44, 0.85) .003
Age at onset of seizures (yrs)
 60-64 18120 15.0 (9.8, 23.0) Ref. Ref.
 65-69 28/123 22.8 (16.4, 31.5) 1.52 (0.89, 2.59) 0.127 1.36 (0.80, 2.31) .251
 70-74 27/89 30.3 (22.1, 41.6) 2.02 (1.19, 3.43) 0.009 1.69 (1.00, 2.86) .049
 75+ 39/71 55.7 (45.2, 68.7) 3.71 (2.31, 5.97) 0.001 2.81 (1.71, 4.61) .001
Employment status
 Unemployed 89/248 35.9 (30.4, 42.4) Ref. Ref.
 Employed 25/157 15.9 (11.1, 22.8) 0.44 (0.30, 0.66) 0.001 0.53 (0.35, 0.81) .003
Education status attained
 None 14/27 51.9 (36.1, 74.6) Ref. Ref.
 Primary 58/215 27.0 (21.7, 33.6) 1.92 (1.26, 2.94) 0.003 1.44 (0.94, 2.20) .097
 Secondary 30/106 28.3 (20.9, 38.3) 1.05 (0.72, 1.53) 0.802 1.14 (0.78, 1.66) .514
 University level 11/56 19.6 (11.6, 33.4) 0.73 (0.41, 1.29) 0.278 0.68 (0.41, 1.13) .132
Marital status
 Divorced 17/62 27.4 (18.3, 41.1) Ref.
 Married 41/154 26.6 (20.5, 34.6) 0.97 (0.60, 1.57) 0.905
 Single 54/185 29.2 (23.3, 36.5) 1.06 (0.67, 1.69) 0.791
District
 Kampala 41/163 25.2 (19.3, 32.8) Ref.
 Wakiso 44/156 28.4 (22.1, 36.5) 1.13 (0.78, 1.62) 0.515
 Mukono 7/19 36.8 (20.4, 66.4) 1.46 (0.77, 2.79) 0.247
 Others 22/68 32.4 (22.9, 45.6) 1.29 (0.83, 1.98) 0.256

CI = confidence interval.