Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the people with epilepsy
From: Effects of stigma on the quality of life in patients with epilepsy
Total sample (n = 298) | |
|---|---|
Age (years), mean ± SD | 36.95 ± 16.38 |
Sex, n (%) | |
Male | 158 (53.0%) |
Female | 140 (47.0%) |
Domicile, n (%) | |
Urban area | 133 (44.6%) |
Rural area | 165 (55.4%) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Single | 121 (41.6%) |
Married | 177 (59.4%) |
Education levels, n (%) | |
Primary school | 36 (12.1%) |
Junior high school | 109 (36.6%) |
High school | 92 (30.9%) |
University and above | 61 (20.5%) |
Employment status, n (%) | |
Students | 34 (11.4%) |
Unemployed | 116 (38.9%) |
Part-time employee | 21 (7.0%) |
Full-time employee | 106 (35.6%) |
Retired | 21 (7.0%) |
Income level (yuan), n (%) | |
< 10,000 | 154 (51.7%) |
10,000–50,000 | 110 (36.9%) |
> 50,000 | 34 (11.4%) |
Age at onset (years), mean ± SD | 28.49 ± 19.18 |
Duration of epilepsy (years), mean ± SD/ median | 8.63 ± 8.89 |
Seizure frequency (within 6 months), mean ± SD | 17.36 ± 92.43 |
Epilepsy types [27], n (%) | |
Focal epilepsies | 48 (16.1%) |
Generalized epilepsies | 248 (83.2%) |
Unknown epilepsies | 2 (0.7%) |
ASMs therapy regimen, n (%) | |
Monotherapy | 229(76.8%) |
Polytherapy | 69 (23.2%) |
History of febrile convulsions, n (%) | |
Yes | 22 (7.4%) |
No | 276 (92.6%) |
Causes of epilepsy | |
Known | 63 (21.1%) |
Unexplained | 235 (78.9%) |