From: Effects of stigma on the quality of life in patients with epilepsy
Stigmatized (n = 146) | Non-stigmatized (n = 152) | P value | |
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Age (years), mean ± SD/ median | 38.23 ± 16.88/33.00 | 35.72 ± 15.85/32.00 | 0.193a |
Sex, n (%) | 0.286b | ||
Male | 82 (56.2%) | 76 (50.0%) | |
Female | 64 (43.8%) | 76 (50.0%) | |
Domicile, n (%) | 0.668b | ||
Urban area | 67 (45.9%) | 66 (43.4%) | |
Rural area | 79 (54.1%) | 86 (56.6%) | |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.213b | ||
Single | 54 (37%) | 67 (44.1%) | |
Married | 92 (63.0%) | 85 (55.9%) | |
Education level, n (%) | 0.082b | ||
Primary school | 20 (13.7%) | 16 (10.5%) | |
Junior high school | 62 (42.5%) | 47 (30.9%) | |
High school | 37 (25.3%) | 55 (36.2%) | |
University and above | 27 (18.5%) | 34 (22.4%) | |
Employment status, n (%) | 0.809b | ||
Students | 14 (9.6%) | 20 (13.2%) | |
Unemployed | 59 (40.4%) | 57 (37.5%) | |
Part-time employee | 12 (8.2%) | 9 (5.9%) | |
Full-time employee | 51 (34.9%) | 55 (36.2%) | |
Retired | 10 (6.8%) | 11 (7.2%) | |
Income level (yuan), n (%) | 0.814b | ||
< 10,000 | 73 (50.0%) | 81 (53.3%) | |
10,000–50,000 | 55 (37.7%) | 55 (36.2%) | |
> 50,000 | 18 (12.3%) | 16 (10.5%) | |
Age at onset (years), mean ± SD/ median | 29.02 ± 20.63/23.50 | 27.97 ± 17.73/23.00 | 0.851a |
Duration of epilepsy (years), mean ± SD/ median | 9.34 ± 9.08/7.00 | 7.94 ± 8.68/4.00 | 0.151a |
Seizure frequency (within 6 months), mean ± SD/ median | 25.73 ± 126.05/2.00 | 9.32 ± 37.62/1.00 | 0.003a |
Epilepsy types, n (%) | 0.320b | ||
Focal epilepsies | 22 (15.1%) | 26 (17.1%) | |
Generalized epilepsies | 122 (83.6%) | 126 (82.9%) | |
Unknown epilepsies | 2 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
ASM therapy regimen, n (%) | 0.154b | ||
Monotherapy | 107 (73.3%) | 122 (80.3%) | |
Polytherapy | 39 (26.7%) | 30 (19.7%) | |
History of febrile convulsions, n (%) | 0.006b | ||
Yes | 17 (11.6%) | 05 (3.3%) | |
No | 129 (88.4%) | 147 (96.7%) | |
Causes of epilepsy | 0.145b | ||
Known | 36 (24.7%) | 27 (17.8%) | |
Unexplained | 110 (75.3%) | 125 (82.2%) |