Anxiety and depression among epilepsy patients in low-risk areas for COVID-19 in the northern part of Guizhou Province, China, during the COVID-19 pandemic

Table 1 Clinical and demographic characteristics of participants

Characteristics	Epilepsy patients n = 200		mean ± SD	Healthy controls n = 200		mean ± SD	χ²	p
	n	%		n	%
Age, years			29.73 ± 10.62			29.53 ± 12.37	3.378	0.497
14–23	67	33.50		70	35.00
24–33	77	38.50		65	32.50
34–43	28	14.00		25	12.50
44–53	22	11.00		31	15.50
≥ 53	6	3.00		9	4.50
Sex							0.501	0.479
Male	89	44.50		82	39.5
Female	111	55.50		118	60.5
Degree of education							3.112	0.375
Primary school	17	8.50		13	6.50
Junior middle school	120	60.00		111	55.50
High school	60	30.00		69	34.50
College or above	3	1.50		7	3.50
Ethnic group							0.858	0.354
Han ethnicity	162	81.00		169	84.50
Minority	38	19.00		31	15.50
Number of seizures in the past month
0	126	63
≤ 3	52	26
>3	22	11
Epilepsy type
Generalized	36
Focal	148
Unclassified	16
Total number of ASM
1	130	65
>1	70	35

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