Table 3 Socio-demographic and clinical profiles of the participants (N = 560)
Variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Female | 306 | 54.6 |
 Male | 254 | 45.4 |
Education level | ||
 Illiterate | 57 | 10.2 |
 Under high school diploma | 265 | 47.3 |
 High school diploma | 187 | 33.4 |
 Academic education | 51 | 9.1 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 324 | 57.9 |
 Married | 204 | 36.4 |
 Widow/widower | 32 | 5.7 |
Occupation | ||
 Civil servant | 37 | 6.6 |
 Laborer | 83 | 14.8 |
 Retired | 13 | 2.3 |
 Jobless | 246 | 43.9 |
 Self-employed | 60 | 10.7 |
 Housewife | 121 | 21.6 |
Income level | ||
 Sufficient | 98 | 17.5 |
 Approximately sufficient | 214 | 38.2 |
 Lower than sufficient | 248 | 44.3 |
Insurance | ||
 Yes | 460 | 82.1 |
 No | 100 | 17.9 |
Intensity of physical activity | ||
 Low | 164 | 29.3 |
 Moderate | 309 | 55.2 |
 Intense | 87 | 15.5 |
BMI | ||
  < 19 | 24 | 4.3 |
 19–21 | 68 | 12.1 |
 22–23 | 203 | 36.3 |
  > 23 | 265 | 47.3 |
Age: mean (SD), Years | 38.83 (11.78) | |
Age at onset of epilepsy: mean (SD), years | 7.97 (7.58) | |
Seizure frequency: mean (SD), month | 2.53 (2.55) | |
Duration of epilepsy: mean (SD), years | 30.70 (11.49) | |
Duration of administered antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) intake: mean (SD), years | 27.46 (11.45) | |