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Table 1 Baseline clinical and laboratory data of the studied patients and control groups

From: Interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms in Egyptian children with febrile seizures: a case–control study

 

Patients

Controls

P

n = 100

n = 100

Age, months

38(6–72)

35(6–70)

>0.05a

Gender (M/F)

51/49

53/47

>0.05b

Type of Febrile seizure :

Simple

63

-

-

Complex

37

-

-

Age at onset of Febrile seizure (months)

18(6–43)

-

-

Family history :

Febrile convulsions

31

-

-

Epilepsy

15

-

-

Serum IL6 pg/ml

32.7 ± 5.9

10.5 ± 1.7

<0.01c

  1. Abbreviations: IL6 interleukin 6
  2. Data are presented as median (Range) or mean ± SD
  3. P value < 0.05 indicates a significant difference
  4. a Mann–Whitney U test
  5. bChi-square test
  6. c Student t-test