Table 2 Clinical variables with total parent reported QOL
From: Assessment of quality of life in children with epilepsy in Oman
Characteristics | Cohort | n (%) | Mean QOL (parent reported) | SD | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seizure frequency | < Month | 21 (20.8%) | 65.43 | 21.05 | < 0.0005 |
Monthly | 31 (30.7%) | 78.44 | 13.64 | ||
Yearly | 17 (16.8%) | 82.54 | 18.01 | ||
More than1 per Year | 32 (31.7%) | 85.33 | 10.81 | ||
Treatment | No-treatment | 12 (11.9%) | 83.97 | 9.24 | 0.011 |
Mono-therapy | 59 (58.4%) | 81.39 | 15.69 | ||
Poly-therapy | 30 (29.7%) | 70.92 | 19.96 | ||
Hospitalization | Yes | 61 (60.4%) | 75.61 | 17.79 | 0.024 |
No | 40 (39.6%) | 83.37 | 14.33 | ||
Emergency visit | Yes | 75 (74.3%) | 76.34 | 17.21 | 0.017 |
No | 26 (25.7%) | 85.49 | 19.39 | ||
Seizure free (in years)* | Less than 1 | 53 (52.5%) | 73.08 | 19.39 | 0.009 |
1–2 | 11 (10.9%) | 86.96 | 5.34 | ||
≥ 3 | 6 (5.9%) | 89.43 | 12.68 | ||
Age of onset of seizures (years) | ≤ 3 | 29 (28.7%) | 70.53 | 20.34 | 0.003 |
4–7 | 45 (44.6%) | 79.51 | 16.01 | ||
> 8 | 27 (26.7%) | 85.67 | 10.04 |