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Table 1 Patient characteristics at first clinic visit to two Tertiary Epilepsy Clinics in New South Wales in 2014

From: Promoting faster pathways to surgery: a clinical audit of patients with refractory epilepsy

Patient Demographic Summary across both clinics

 

Total

 

Mean patient age at first visit (years)

38.3

 

 SD

13.4

 

Mean years since diagnosis

17.3

 

 SD

9.8

 

Whether eligible to drive

n

%

 Yes

6

12.0

 No

34

68.0

 Not stated

10

20.0

Employment status (first visit)

  

 Disabled

2

4.0

 Employed full time

16

32.0

 Employed part time

0

0.0

 Retired

1

2.0

 Student

6

12.0

 Unemployed looking for work

3

6.0

 Unemployed not looking for work

7

14.0

 Not stated

15

30.0

Marital status (first visit)

  

 Divorced

3

6.0

 Married/de facto relationship

26

52.0

 Separated

1

2.0

 Single

17

34.0

 Not stated

3

6.0

Diagnosis

  

 Focal epilepsy

44

88.0

 Generalised epilepsy

2

4.0

 Other

4

8.0