Research Article

Adult Prevalence of Epilepsy in Spain: EPIBERIA, a Population-Based Study

Table 2

Lifetime and active prevalence in the three representative regions.

Total identified cases Calculated mean crude prevalence per 1,000 people (95% CI)Estimated cases in confirmation phase Estimated mean crude prevalence per 1,000 people (95% CI)Calculated mean overall prevalence, adjusted by age and sex per 1,000 people (95% CI)Estimated mean overall prevalence, adjusted by age and sex per 1,000 people, corrected for dropouts
(95% CI)

Zaragoza health district712.94
(5.2–26.7)
8.7116.11
(7.6–31.6)
12.30 (7.5–18.4) 14.87 (9.8–21.9)
Almería health district711.66
(4.7–25)
7.5212.54
(5.8–26.3)
Seville health district813.33
(5.8–26.3)
10.9018.18
(9.2–32.8)
Lifetime prevalence2212.63
(8–19.4)
26.5815.27
(9.9–22.1)

Active prevalence 84.59 (2–9.1)9.665.55 (2.8–10.6)4.80 (2–8.1)5.79 (2.8–10.6)