From: Infantile epileptic spasms syndrome: a cohort study of 88 children
Etiology-specific group (n = 46) | Non-etiology-specific group (n = 42) | X2/t | P | |
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Age (day) | 255.93 ± 173.93 | 254.74 ± 119.03 | -0.037 | 0.970 |
Gender (male/female) | 22/24 | 35/7 | 12.131 | ≤ 0.001 |
Family history (yes/no) | 13/33 | 29/13 | 14.639 | ≤ 0.001 |
Birth status (normal/abnormal) | 30/16 | 9/33 | 17.059 | ≤ 0.001 |
Metabolic status (normal/abnormal) | 36/10 | 11/31 | 23.922 | ≤ 0.001 |
brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (normal/abnormal) | 26/20 | 12/30 | 6.991 | 0.008 |
Age of onset (day) | 178 ± 94 | 167 ± 98 | -0.178 | 0.859 |
Duration of onset (day) | 92.30 ± 149.13 | 110.86 ± 95.85 | 0.687 | 0.494 |