Table 1 Factors influencing ictal HR
From: Heart rate changes in partial seizures: analysis of influencing factors among refractory patients
Category | Number of seizures (%) | Maximum ictal HR mean ± S.D | Minimum ictal HR mean ± S.D. | HR difference mean ± S.D | p-value (HR difference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | 124 (68.5%) | 132.3 ± 29.2 | 75.0 ± 13.0 | 57.2 ± 27.5 | P = 0.001 |
  Female | 57 (31.5%) | 123.9 ± 21.1 | 79.5 ± 15.1 | 44.5 ± 22.7 |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  <14 | 32 (17.7%) | 132.4 ± 24.3 | 89.1 ± 13.6 | 43.4 ± 30.9 | P = 0.022 |
  ≥14 | 149 (82.3%) | 129.0 ± 27.7 | 73.7 ± 12.2 | 55.3 ± 25.3 |  |
Hemisphere of onset: | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Left | 96 (53.0%) | 128.4 ± 26.7 | 79.8 ± 14.0 | 48.5 ± 26.1 | P = 0.011 |
  Right | 85 (47.0%) | 131.0 ± 27.7 | 72.6 ± 12.5 | 58.5 ± 26.4 |  |
Localization | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Frontal | 47 (26.0%) | 130.1 ± 31.4 | 76.8 ± 13.5 | 53.3 ± 28.5 | (Frontal vs Temporal) P = 0.995 |
  Temporal | 101 (55.8%) | 129.0 ± 25.2 | 75.7 ± 12.0 | 53.2 ± 24.1 | (Temporal vs Occipital) P = 0.944 |
  Occipital | 33 (18.2%) | 130.7 ± 27.1 | 78.1 ± 18.8 | 52.8 ± 31.9 | (Frontal vs Occipital) P = 0.947 |
State of consciousness | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Asleep | 72 (39.8%) | 133.8 ± 27.1 | 70.9 ± 80.0 | 62.8 ± 25.4 | P = 0.000 |
  Awake | 109 (60.2%) | 126.8 ± 26.9 | 80.1 ± 13.4 | 46.8 ± 25.7 |  |
Type of seizure | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  SPS | 27 (14.9%) | 105.7 ± 22.9 | 72.9 ± 14.9 | 32.8 ± 24.4 | (SPS vs CPS) P = 0.002 |
  CPS | 110 (60.8%) | 124.8 ± 21.1 | 77.0 ± 14.3 | 47.7 ± 20.6 | (SPS vs CPS-G) P = 0.000 |
  CPS-G | 44 (24.3%) | 156.5 ± 26.7 | 77.2 ± 11.5 | 79.3 ± 22.4 | (CPS vs CPS-G) P = 0.000 |