Table 1 Demographics and clinical characteristics of participants
From: Social support for and features of Chinese adults with epilepsy
Variable | n (%) or mean ± SD | SSRS score | |
|---|---|---|---|
mean ± SD | P value | ||
Age (years) | |||
18–35 | 96 (58.2) | 36.34 ± 7.46 | < 0.001 |
35–50 | 44 (26.7) | 41.86 ± 8.52 | |
≥ 50 | 25 (15.1) | 42.08 ± 6.54 | |
Sex | |||
Male | 81 (49.1) | 38.96 ± 7.93 | 0.565 |
Female | 84 (50.9) | 38.42 ± 8.25 | |
Educational level | |||
University and above | 85 (51.5) | 38.96 ± 8.27 | 0.47 |
Middle school | 68 (41.2) | 38.84 ± 7.98 | |
Primary school and below | 12 (7.3) | 35.83 ± 7.18 | |
Residence | |||
Rural | 53 (32.1) | 38.25 ± 6.33 | 0.711 |
Urban | 112 (67.9) | 38.89 ± 8.8 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 80 (48.5) | 42.29 ± 7.35 | < 0.001 |
Single | 78 (47.3) | 35.12 ± 7.03 | |
Divorced or bereaved | 7 (4.2) | 37.29 ± 9.76 | |
Occupation | |||
Student | 41 (24.8) | 35.27 ± 7.72 | < 0.001 |
Employed | 69 (41.8) | 41.29 ± 7.69 | |
Unemployed | 55 (33.3) | 37.96 ± 7.82 | |
Monthly family income per capita (Yuan) | |||
< 1000 | 40 (24.2) | 38.53 ± 7.64 | 0.096 |
1000–5000 | 101 (61.2) | 37.92 ± 7.96 | |
> 5000 | 24 (14.5) | 42.17 ± 8.68 | |
Age at onset (years) | |||
≤ 18 | 65 (39.4) | 35.49 ± 6.84 | < 0.001 |
> 18 | 100 (60.6) | 40.76 ± 8.17 | |
Disease duration (years) | |||
< 5 | 69 (41.8) | 38.77 ± 7.9 | 0.738 |
5–10 | 44 (26.7) | 39.02 ± 8.12 | |
≥ 10 | 52 (31.5) | 38.29 ± 8.4 | |
Seizure type | |||
Focal onset | 137 (83.0) | 39.07 ± 8.15 | 0.324 |
Generalized onset | 13 (7.9) | 36.85 ± 5.87 | |
Unclassified onset | 15 (9.1) | 36.80 ± 8.94 | |
Seizure frequency over the last year | |||
Seizure-free | 36 (21.8) | 39.44 ± 8.49 | 0.413 |
< 1/ month | 89 (53.9) | 39.1 ± 7.67 | |
≥ 1/ month | 40 (24.2) | 37.08 ± 8.55 | |
ASM therapy regimen | |||
Monotherapy | 115 (69.7) | 39.18 ± 7.8 | 0.232 |
Polytherapy | 50 (30.3) | 37.54 ± 8.62 | |
GAD-7 score | 5.7 ± 5.59 | - | - |
NDDI-E score | 9.53 ± 3.94 | - | - |
KSSE score | 6.35 ± 7.15 | - | - |
QOLIE-31 score | 49.92 ± 11.02 | - | - |
SSRS score | 38.68 ± 8.073 | - | - |