Journal of Neurology Research, ISSN 1923-2845 print, 1923-2853 online, Open Access |
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Original Article
Volume 8, Number 1-2, April 2018, pages 1-3
The Rate of Obesity in Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Retrospective Study
Tables
Gender | |
---|---|
Female | 69 |
Male | 20 |
Ethnicity | |
African American | 47 |
White | 41 |
Hispanic | 1 |
BMI | |
Normal | 27 |
Overweight | 22 |
Obese | 32 |
Very obese | 8 |
African American | White | |
---|---|---|
Female | ||
Normal weight (n = 20) | 6 | 14 |
Overweight (n = 19) | 12 | 6 |
Obese (n = 24) | 16 | 8 |
Very obese (n = 6) | 5 | 1 |
Male | ||
Normal weight (n = 7) | 2 | 5 |
Overweight (n = 3) | 3 | 0 |
Obese (n = 8) | 2 | 6 |
Very obese (n = 2) | 1 | 1 |
Positive AED (n = 24) | Negative AED (n = 65) | |
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BMI | 28.15 | 30.389 |
Age | 39.833 | 31.185 |
Seizure duration (months) | 49.83 | 74.29 |
Seizure frequency per month | 20.25 | 36.26 |