Table 2 Comparisons of demographic and clinical characteristics by gender in patients with epilepsy (n = 133)
From: Gender differences in prevalence and risk factors of sleep disturbances in patients with epilepsy
|  | Total (n = 133) | Men (n = 68) | Women (n = 65) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | 30.2 ± 10.6 | 29.5 ± 10.7 | 31.0 ± 10.6 | 0.399 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.0 ± 3.2 | 22.7 ± 3.4 | 21.2 ± 2.9 | 0.007 |
Age at seizure onset (y) | 21.2 ± 11.8 | 21.7 ± 12.0 | 20.8 ± 11.7 | 0.644 |
Epilepsy duration (y) | 9.0 ± 7.5 | 7.8 ± 7.2 | 10.4 ± 7.6 | 0.043 |
Nocturnal seizures (n, %) | 40 (30.1) | 20 (29.4) | 20 (30.8) | 0.865 |
Seizure types (n, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.035 |
 Focal | 82 (61.7) | 36 (52.9) | 46 (70.8) |  |
 General | 51 (38.3) | 32 (47.1) | 19 (29.2) |  |
AEDs (n, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.902 |
 Drug free | 20 (15.2) | 11 (16.4) | 9 (13.8) |  |
 AED monotherapy | 47 (35.6) | 24 (35.8) | 23 (35.4) |  |
 AED polytherapy | 65 (49.2) | 32 (47.8) | 33 (50.8) |  |
Seizure frequency (n, %) | Â | Â | Â | 0.415 |
 Seizure free | 29 (21.8) | 17 (25.0) | 12 (18.5) |  |
 < 1 seizure/m | 40 (30.1) | 22 (32.4) | 18 (27.7) |  |
 ≥1 seizure/m | 64 (48.1) | 29 (42.6) | 35 (53.8) |  |
ISI | 7.6 ± 5.8 | 7.5 ± 5.7 | 7.8 ± 6.0 | 0.772 |
Moderate to severe clinical insomnia (ISI > 14) | 27 (20.5) | 14 (20.6) | 13 (20.3) | 0.969 |
PSQI | 5.2 ± 3.0 | 4.9 ± 2.7 | 5.6 ± 3.2 | 0.256 |
Poor sleep quality (PSQI> 5) | 53 (40.2) | 24 (35.3) | 29 (45.3) | 0.241 |
BDI | 10.5 ± 8.9 | 10.7 ± 9.8 | 10.2 ± 8.0 | 0.778 |
BAI | 30.2 ± 8.5 | 29.8 ± 8.9 | 30.6 ± 8.1 | 0.292 |