Role of Organochlorine Pesticides in Children with Idiopathic Seizures

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of subjects.

	Cases [20]	Controls [20]
Sex distribution
Male	13	15
Female	7	5
Age distribution (years)
Mean ± SD	4.8±2.6	4.75±2.69
Diet
Vegetarians	8	5
Nonvegetarians	12	15
Junk diet
Yes	17	18
No	3	2
Water supply
Tap water	19	17
Ground water	1	3
Passive smoke exposure
Yes	6	10
No	14	10