Role of Organochlorine Pesticides in Children with Idiopathic Seizures

Table 2

Pesticide levels (ppb) in cases and control groups.

Pesticide	Cases			Controls			𝑃 value
	Mean ± SD	Median	Interquartile range; (25th–75th centile)	Mean ± SD	Median	Interquartile range; (25th–75th centile)
α-HCH	4.97±2.04	5.06	3.29–6.30	4.19±1.652	4.07	3.41–5.49	0.237
β-HCH	8.90±4.69	8.18	5.24–12.36	2.70±1.71	2.71	1.24–3.75	0.000*
γ-HCH	5.05±3.09	4.79	2.40–6.18	2.89±1.71	3.35	1.79–4.17	0.014*
T-HCH	18.92±8.04	17.42	14.61–22.89	9.77±3.40	9.27	7.57–12.81	0.000*
Aldrin	1.49±1.75	0.60	0.00–3.12	1.97±1.352	1.84	1.20–2.72	0.362
Dieldrin	1.81±2.36	1.14	0.00–3.69	1.75±1.42	2.33	0.00–3.00	0.661
P,P DDT	1.09±1.25	0.80	0.00–2.12	1.55±0.88	1.39	1.16–2.38	0.077
P,P DDE	3.13±2.53	3.24	1.13–4.62	3.79±1.66	3.65	2.53–4.90	0.273
α Endosulfan	1.42±1.21	1.69	0.00–2.61	0.89±0.76	0.91	0.00–1.30	0.124
β Endosulfan	1.04±1.07	1.02	0.00–2.04	0.80±0.69	0.92	0.00–1.31	0.474

^∗𝑃 value < 0.05.