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Table 2 Association Between Treated Epilepsy and School Absence: Overall and by Sex, Age and Area Deprivation

From: Educational and health outcomes of children and adolescents receiving antiepileptic medication: Scotland-wide record linkage study of 766 244 schoolchildren

 

Univariate

Multivariablea

Multivariableb

IRR

95% CI

IRR

95% CI

IRR

95% CI

Overall

1.62

1.56,1.67

1.50

1.45,1.55

1.43

1.38,1.48

Boys

1.52

1.45,1.59

1.39

1.33,1.46

1.34

1.28,1.41

Girls

1.72

1.64,1.81

1.61

1.53,1.69

1.51

1.44,1.59

< 11 years

1.70

1.61,1.79

1.66

1.56,1.76

1.63

1.53,1.73

11-14 years

1.49

1.40,1.58

1.51

1.42,1.60

1.44

1.37,1.53

> 14 years

1.36

1.29,1.43

1.37

1.30,1.45

1.25

1.19,1.32

1 (most deprived)

1.29

1.22,1.37

1.23

1.16,1.30

1.18

1.11,1.25

2

1.51

1.40,1.62

1.44

1.35,1.54

1.37

1.28,1.47

3

1.77

1.63,1.91

1.61

1.48,1.75

1.54

1.41,1.67

4

1.83

1.68,1.99

1.63

1.50,1.77

1.54

1.41,1.67

5 (least deprived)

2.01

1.82,2.21

1.81

1.64,1.99

1.70

1.54,1.87

  1. aadjusted for age, sex, deprivation quintile, ethnic group, maternal age, maternal smoking, parity, mode of delivery, gestation at delivery, sex- gestation-specific birthweight centile and 5-min Apgar score
  2. balso adjusted for comorbid conditions (diabetes, asthma, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and depression)
  3. IRR Incidence Rate Ratio, CI confidence interval
  4. All p < 0.001
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