Table 3 Differences of QOL score for clinical characteristics of the respondents
From: The quality of life of people with epilepsy at a tertiary referral centre in Malaysia
N (%) | Total QOL score | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | |||
Age of onset (year) | 0.096a | ||
<10 | 30 (28.3) | 69.6 (16.0) | |
10-25 | 50 (47.2) | 65.0 (16.4) | |
>25 | 26 (24.5) | 74.1 (13.8) | |
Type of seizure | 0.982b | ||
Partial | 27 (25.5) | 69.0 (17.0) | |
Generalised | 79 (74.5) | 68.9 (15.7) | |
Duration of epilepsy (year) | 0.379a | ||
<5 | 15 (14.2) | 73.0 (14.0) | |
5-20 | 69 (65.1) | 69.1 (15.0) | |
>20 | 22 (20.7) | 65.6 (19.6) | |
Treatment | 0.131b | ||
Monotherapy | 61 (57.5) | 70.9 (16.0) | |
Polytherapy | 45 (42.5) | 66.2 (15.6) | |
Co-morbidity | 0.871b | ||
No | 87 (82.1) | 69.2 (15.8) | |
Yes | 19 (17.9) | 67.7 (17.1) | |
Family history | 0.891b | ||
No | 94 (88.7) | 68.9 (16.0) | |
Yes | 12 (11.3) | 69.5 (16.1) | |
Etiology | 0.811b | ||
Idiopathic | 55 (51.9) | 69.3 (16.5) | |
Other factors | 51 (48.1) | 68.5 (15.4) | |
Presence of seizure in past 4 weeks | <0.001b | ||
Absent | 54 (50.9) | 74.3 (14.1) | |
Present | 52 (49.1) | 63.3 (15.9) |