Table 4

Correlation analysis for relation between patients personal and clinical data with different QOL subscales.

characteristicEmotional wellbeing subscaleSeizure worry subscaleOverall health subscaleenergy?fatigue subscaleCognitive subscaleMedication effect subscaleSocial function subscale
Age in years
 rho-.031.103-.014-.074.064-.038.057
P-value.648.131.834.280.346.582.402
Years since diagnosis
 rho-.036-.016-.142-.040-.039-.064-.196
P-value.602.821.039*.565.568.354.004**
Gender
 rho-.050-.082.063-.048-.086.053.077
P-value.466.228.357.483.208.438.261
Marital Status
 rho-.059.025.045-.072.036.019.060
P-value.392.720.506.295.595.778.380
Education level
 rho.144.072.279.127.130-.077.256
P-value.035*.294<.001**.063.057.260<.001**
Seizure type
 rho.159.226-.056.068.166.096.072
P-value.022*.001**.418.326.016*.167.302
Employment Status
 rho-.186-.182-.185-.136-.175-.141-.193
P-value.006**.007**.006**.046*.010*.039*.004**
AED number
 rho-.132-.129-.216-.185-.257-274-.228
P-value.053.059.001**.006**<.001**<.001**.001**
  • rho - Spearman correlation coefficient,

  • ** p< 0.001,

  • * p< 0.05, QOL - quality of life