Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Umuezeala | Umuoparaodu | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
Households | |||
Total number of households | 130 | 127 | 257 |
Native households: n (%) | 124 (95.4%) | 120 (94.5%) | 243 (94.5%) |
Immigrant households: n (%) | 6 (4.6%) | 7 (5.5%) | 13 (5.1%) |
Median household size: n (IQR) | 3 (2–5) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) |
Family history of death from epilepsy: n (%) | 6 (4.6%) | 1 (0.8%) | 7 (2.7%) |
Median age at death of PWE in years | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Participants | |||
Number of individuals | 465 | 378 | 843 |
Age: median (IQR)a | 33 (19–55) | 38 (18–55) | 36 (18–55) |
Age distribution: n (%)a | |||
0–9 years | 52 (11.3%) | 55 (14.6%) | 107 (12.8%) |
10–19 years | 70 (15.2%) | 49 (13.0%) | 119 (14.2%) |
20–29 years | 79 (17.1%) | 45 (12.0%) | 124 (14.8%) |
30–39 years | 62 (13.5%) | 48 (12.8%) | 110 (13.1%) |
40–49 years | 55 (11.9%) | 58 (15.4%) | 113 (13.5%) |
≥ 50 years | 143 (31.0%) | 121 (32.2%) | 264 (31.5%) |
Gender: n (%)b | |||
Female | 233 (50.3%) | 165 (44.2%) | 398 (47.6%) |
Male | 230 (49.7%) | 208 (55.8%) | 438 (52.4%) |