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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of subjects with different types of corpus callosum disorders

From: Demographic and clinical characteristics, seizure disorders, and antiepileptic drug usage in different types of corpus callosum disorders: a comparative study in children

Characteristic

A (n = 11)

H (n = 47)

D(n = 15)

A vs. H*

A vs. D*

H vs. D*

Sex (M)

8 (72.7%)

29 (61.7%)

7 (46.7%)

χ²=0.43, p = 0.51

χ²=2.24, p = 0.13

χ²=1.03, p = 0.31

Premature/Full-term infants (P/F)

5/6 (45.5%/54.5%)

12/35 (25.5%/74.5%)

6/9 (40%/60%)

χ²=1.67, p = 0.20

χ²=0.02, p = 0.88

χ²=0.93, p = 0.34

Developing epilepsy

7 (63.6%)

19 (40.4%)

9 (60%)

χ²=2.07, p = 0.15

χ²=0.06, p = 0.81

χ²=2.00, p = 0.16

Developing ADHD

3 (27.3%)

7 (14.9%)

1 (6.7%)

χ²=1.28, p = 0.26

χ²=2.29, p = 0.13

χ²=1.32, p = 0.25

Developing developmental delay/intelligence deficiency

8 (72.7%)

32 (68.1%)

12 (80%)

χ²=0.09, p = 0.77

χ²=0.23, p = 0.63

χ²=0.59, p = 0.44

Combined with other brain abnormalities

9 (81.8%)

35 (74.5%)

15 (100%)

χ²=0.29, p = 0.59

Fisher’s exact test, p = 0.10

Fisher’s exact test, p = 0.05

The number of people who need more than two epilepsy drugs

4 (57.1%)†

10(52.6%)†

8(88%)†

Fisher’s exact test,p = 0 0.75

Fisher’s exact test,p = 0 0.14

χ² =3 0.48,p = 0 0.06

Mean ± standard deviation of age (year)

7 0.3 ± 3 0.8

9 0.2 ± 5 0.1

11 0.4 ± 5 0.0

t=-1 0.38,p = 0 0.17

t=-2 0.30,p = 0 0.03

t=-1 0.58,p = 0 0.12

  1. *χ², chi-square test; t, independent samples t-test
  2. †Only subjects with epilepsy are counted here