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Table 5 Independent factors associated with drug-resistant epilepsy

From: Drug resistant epilepsy and associated factors among children with epilepsies in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Variable

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Category

COR

95% CI

P-value

AOR

95% CI

P-value

History of resuscitation

Yes

1.15

0.1–2.57

0.7

   

No

     

Number of seizures at onset

> 10

4.06

2.2-10.37

< 0.001

3.6

1.6-8

0.002

≤ 10

     

Seizure onset ≤ 1 month

Yes

2.26

1.07–4.77

0.006

1.99

1.7–4.6

0.031

No

     

Developmental delay

Yes

2.3

1.15–5.34

0.02

1.8

0.8-4

0.12

No

     

History of status

Epilepticus

Yes

2.2

1.0-4.6

0.036

1.8

0.8-4

0.12

No

     

Seizure types

1

      
 

≥ 2

2.03

0.91–4.51

0.77