Neurocysticercosis in Children with Seizures: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Relationship between NCC with types of seizures, various sociodemographic characteristics, and clinical symptoms.

Characteristics		Odds ratio (95% CI)	value
Seizure types
GTCS	138	Reference
Focal	30	1.37 (0.46–4.10)	0.573
Gender
Male	104	Reference
Female	64	1.81 (0.69–4.76)	0.229
Religion
Hindu	154	Reference
Muslim	14	1.57 (0.32–7.75)	0.579
Age groups (in years)
0–4	45	Reference
5–8	44	6.60 (1.78–24.43)	0.005
9–12	44	11.06 (2.74–44.60)	0.001
13–16	35	14.47 (3.13–66.96)	0.001
Clinical symptoms
Fever	67	0.34 (0.13–0.87)	0.025
Meningeal irritation	7	0.19 (0.02–2.36)	0.198
Headache	27	0.63 (0.21–1.91)	0.416
Unconsciousness	93	0.84 (0.35–2.00)	0.695

Odds ratio was calculated using multivariate logistic regression. The comparator groups for various clinical symptoms are those without symptoms. For age group subclassification, the reference age groups were 0–4 years.