Characteristic | Epileptic Group (n = 52) | Controls (n = 19) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR) | 45.5 (31.5-62) | 41 (32–45) | 0.13 |
Male, n (%) | 30 (57.69) | 4 (21.05) | 0.014* |
Time to sampling, h | 12.5 (7–20) | - |  |
Epilepsy Etiology | Â | Â | Â |
 Alcohol Withdrawal | 15 (28.85) | - |  |
 Acute Systemic Illness or Acute CNS Disorder | 6 (11.54) | - |  |
 Remote Symptomatic Epilepsy | 14 (26.92) | - |  |
 Cryptogenic Focal | 14 (26.92) | - |  |
 Idiopathic Epilepsy | 3 (5.77) | - |  |
Seizure Characteristic | Â | Â | Â |
 One | 27 (51.92) | - |  |
 Two | 11 (21.15) | - |  |
 Three | 1 (1.92) | - |  |
 Four | 4 (7.69) | - |  |
 Status Epilepticus | 9 (17.31) | - |  |