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Table 2 Comparison between patients with simple febrile Seizure (SFS) and those with complex febrile seizures (CFS)

From: Serum and CSF adiponectin, leptin, and interleukin 6 levels as adipocytokines in Egyptian children with febrile seizures: a cross-sectional study

 

SFS Group (n = 65)

CFS Group (n = 35)

P

Age (months)

30 ± 6.5

33 ± 7.2

>0.05

Gender (Male/female)a

34/31

17/18

>0.05

BMI (kg/m2)

15.6 ± 3.2

16.5 ± 3.1

>0.05

BT (C) on admission

38.7 ± 1.2

39.3 ± 1

>0.05

Duration of fever Before blood sample (<24 h/>24 h)

47/18

24/11

>0.05

WBC (× 109/L)

14.7 ± 6.1

13.5 ± 3.4

>0.05

CRP (mg/dl)

40.2 ± 6.9

36.7 ± 5.3

>0.05

Serum Adiponectin (ug/ml)

3.1 ± 1.1

2.9 ± 0.7

>0.05

Serum Leptin (ng/ml)

3.7 ± 0

0.6 ± 0.07

<0.05

Serum IL6 (ng/ml)

31.9 ± 7.6

55.8 ± 13.7

<0.01

CSF Adiponectin (ug/ml)

1.8 ± 1.2

1.6 ± 0.9

>0.05

CSF Leptin (ng/ml)

1.48 ± 0.3

0.24 ± 0.08

<0.05

CSF IL6 (ng/ml)

22.3 ± 6.8

39.06 ± 5.7

<0.01

  1. Abbreviations: SFS Simple febrile seizures, CFS Complex febrile seizures, BMI body mass index, BT body temperature, WBC white blood cell, CRP C-reactive protein, IL-6 Interleukin 6, CSF cerebrospinal fluid
  2. Values are mean ± standard deviations
  3. P < 0.05 significant, (Student t test) aChi-square test