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Table 1 Clinical findings of febrile seizures and control children

From: Increased expression of NLRP3 associated with elevated levels of HMGB1 in children with febrile seizures: a case–control study

Variables

Febrile seizures

(N = 30)

Febrile controls

(N = 30)

P Value

Male/Female

20/10

16/14

0.292

Age (months)a

22.67 ± 11.08

28.33 ± 16.85

0.129

Severity of temperature (℃)a

39.16 ± 0.50

38.95 ± 0.61

0.216

C-reactive protein (mg/l)a

5.50 ± 8.85

6.57 ± 10.58

0.673

Leukocytes (× 109/l)

10.65 ± 4.34

10.53 ± 6.57

0.936

Etiology of infection (viral/bacterial)

21/9

24/6

0.371

Duration of seizure

 < 5 min

22

  

 5-15 min

8

  

 > 15 min

0

  

Number of seizure

 1

22

  

 2

6

  

 3

2

  
  1. aMean ± Standard deviation