| |
Study group (n = 96)
|
Controls n = 53
|
|---|
| |
Mean (SD)
|
Range
|
Mean (SD)
|
|---|
|
Age of the mother (years)
|
28 (5.32)
|
18–38
|
28.9 (6.3)
|
|
POG at recruitment (weeks)
|
22.45 (10.0)
|
6–38
|
–
|
|
Parity (mode)
|
1
|
1–5
|
1
|
|
Consanguinity (n, %)
|
2 (2.0)
|
–
|
5 (9.4)
|
|
Duration of epilepsy (years)
|
15.21 (8.86)
|
0–35
|
–
|
|
Number of antiepileptic drugs used
|
1.64
|
1–4
|
–
|
|
Exposure to teratogens
|
|
Smoking
|
0
| |
0
|
|
Passive Smoking (%, n)
|
9.3 (9)
| |
3.77 (2)
|
|
Alcohol (%, n)
|
1 (1)
| |
0 (0)
|
|
Comorbidities (%, n)
|
|
Diabetes & GDM
|
4.1 (4)
| |
5 (9.61)
|
|
Hypertension & PIH
|
4.1 (4)
| |
–
|
|
Valvular heart disease
|
6.2 (6)
| |
–
|
|
Bronchial asthma
|
9.3 (9)
| |
–
|
|
Hypothyroidism
|
2 (2)
| |
–
|
|
Systemic lupus erythematosus
|
1 (1)
| |
–
|
|
Othersa
|
5 (5.2)
| |
1 (1.93)
|
- POG Period of Gestation, GDM Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, PIH Pregnancy Induced Hypertension
- apsychiatric illnesses, beta thalassemia, migraine, anemia, urinary tract infection
