Table 2 Difference between the groups in terms of different parameters

Gender

Male

58

(67.44%)

19

(48.72%)

0.046

Female

28

(32.56%)

20

(51.28%)

Age ( Mean ± SD, year)

4.38 ± 3.10

7.11 ± 3.44

< 0.001

Fever

75

(87.21%)

29

(74.36%)

0.075

Consciousness

Normal

83

(96.51%)

33

(84.62%)

0.017

Abnormal

3

(3.49%)

6

(15.38%)

Brain image

Normal

25

(80.65%)

N = 31

15

(75.00%)

N = 20

0.632

Abnormal

6

(19.35%)

N = 31

5

(25.00%)

N = 20

Diagnosis

Epilepsy

No

75

(87.21%)

27

(69.23%)

0.016

Yes

11

(12.79%)

12

(30.77%)

Febrile seizures

No

43

(50.00%)

31

(79.49%)

0.002

Yes

43

(50.00%)

8

(20.51%)

Complex febrile seizures

No

64

(74.42%)

32

(82.05%)

0.349

Yes

22

(25.58%)

7

(17.95%)

Febrile seizures plus

No

83

(96.51%)

38

(97.44%)

0.786

Yes

3

(3.49%)

1

(2.56%)

Epileptic seizures

No

82

(95.35%)

36

(92.31%)

0.493

Yes

4

(4.65%)

3

(7.69%)

Encephalitis/encephalopathy

No

86

(100.00%)

35

(89.74%)

0.003

Yes

0

(0.00%)

4

(10.26%)

Clinical seizure

84

(97.67%)

38

(97.44%)

0.936

Form of seizure

Generalized clinical

81

(96.43%)

N = 84

31

(81.58%)

N = 38

0.006

Focal clinical

3

(3.57%)

N = 84

7

(18.42%)

N = 38

Presence of status epilepticus

3

(3.49%)

3

(7.69%)

0.308

Increased frequency of seizures

11

(28.95%)

N = 38

5

(23.81%)

N = 21

0.535

History of neurological illness

Epilepsy

No

80

(93.02%)

30

(76.92%)

0.1

Yes

6

(6.98%)

9

(23.08%)

Febrile seizures

No

57

(66.28%)

33

(84.62%)

0.034

Yes

29

(33.72%)

6

(15.38%)

Prior family history of seizures

8

(9.30%)

2

(5.13%)

0.425

Antiseizure medicine before EEG

10

(11.63%)

15

(38.46%)

0.001

Interval time between EEG and last seizure (median [IQR], day)

4

(2,8)

2

(1,8)

0.001

Hospitalization

12

(13.95%)

15

(38.46%)

0.002

Total length of stay (median [IQR], day)

6

(4,8)

9

(6,20)

< 0.001

Outcome at discharge

Recovery

86

(100.00%)

36

(92.31%)

0.009

Neurological sequalae

0

(0.00%)

3

(7.69%)