Factor | Outcome | Test statistic | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Favorable | Unfavorable | |||
Gender | ||||
Male | 24 | 16 | χ2 = 0.199 | P = 0.655 |
Female | 8 | 7 | ||
Age of seizure onset (months) | ||||
Median | 6.25[3.6–14.3] | 6.0[3.4–8.1] | U = 326.0 | P = 0.473 |
Age at KD initiation (months) | ||||
Median | 13.0[8.6–40.9] | 19.3[10.8–45.5] | U = 291.5 | P = 0.192 |
Duration of seizure onset to KD initiation (months) | ||||
≤6 | ||||
Yes | 19 | 5 | χ2 = 7.707 | P = 0.006* |
No | 13 | 18 | ||
≤12 | ||||
Yes | 24 | 10 | χ2 = 5.633 | P = 0.018* |
No | 8 | 13 | ||
Duration of KD retention (months) | ||||
≤6 | 6 | 12 | χ2 = 6.79 | P = 0.009* |
> 6 | 26 | 11 | ||
Number of AEDs at KD initiation | ||||
≤ 2 | 10 | 5 | χ2 = 0.610 | P = 0.435 |
> 2 | 22 | 18 | ||
Number of seizure types | ||||
1 | 13 | 12 | χ2 = 0.720 | P = 0.396 |
≥ 2 | 19 | 11 | ||
West syndrome | ||||
Yes | 19 | 1 | χ2 = 0.045 | P = 0.832 |
No | 13 | 10 |