Table 1: Socio-Demographic characteristics of the study participants and distribution of adolescents with epilepsy based on seizure variables.

 

Adolescents with epilepsy n (%)

Controls

n (%)

Chi square

p value

Gender

 

 

0

1

Male

82 (56.6)

82 (56.6)

 

 

Female

63 (43.4)

63 (43.4)

 

 

Total

145 (100.0)

145 (100.0)

 

 

Age groups

 

 

0

1

Early adolescent

61 (42.1)

61 (42.1)

   

Mid adolescent

57 (39.3)

57 (39.3)

 

 

Late adolescent

27 (18.6)

27 (18.6)

 

 

Total

145 (100.0)

145 (100.0)

 

 

Socio-economic class

 

 

8.415

0.015*

Lower

29 (20.0)

14 (9.7)

 

 

Middle

47 (32.4)

 41 (28.3)

 

 

Upper

69 (47.6)

90 (62.1)

 

 

Total

145 (100.0)

145 (100.0)

 

 

Seizure variables of adolescents with epilepsy

 

 

 

 

Seizure type

 

 

 

 

Generalized tonic clonic

65 (44.8)

 

 

 

Atonic

15 (10.3)

 

 

 

Absence

16 (11.0)

 

 

 

Focal impaired awareness

31 (21.4)

 

 

 

Focal to bilateral tonic clonic

15 (10.3)

 

 

 

Focal aware

3 (2.1)

 

 

 

Total

145 (100.0)

 

 

 

Seizure frequency in the past 12 months

 

 

 

 

None

48 (33.1)

 

 

 

01-Dec

80 (55.2)

 

 

 

> 12

17 (11.7)

 

 

 

Total

145 (100.0)

 

 

 

Number of anti-epileptic medications used in treatment

 

 

 

 

1

105 (72.4)

 

 

 

> 1

40 (27.6)

 

 

 

Total

145 (100.0)

 

 

 

*Statistically significant at p < 0.05