From: Psychiatric and medical admissions observed among elderly patients with new-onset epilepsy
Effect | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Significant (CI excludes 1.0) |
---|---|---|---|
Heart attack | 4.74 | 2.72-8.28 | * |
Gallbladder disease | 3.90 | 1.21-12.58 | * |
Anemia | 2.93 | 2.09-4.10 | * |
Angina | 2.57 | 1.57-4.22 | * |
Alcohol dependence | 2.46 | 1.49-4.08 | * |
Head injury | 2.44 | 0.88-6.81 | n.s. |
Hispanic | 2.35 | 1.35-4.09 | * |
Brain tumor | 2.30 | 0.74-7.14 | n.s. |
Irregular heartbeat | 2.26 | 1.66-3.08 | * |
African American | 2.25 | 1.67-3.05 | * |
Lost to follow-up | 2.12 | 1.53-2.94 | * |
Cancer | 2.08 | 1.56-2.78 | * |
Hip problems | 2.05 | 0.98-4.27 | n.s. |
Thyroid | 1.87 | 1.15-3.03 | * |
Ulcer peptic | 1.73 | 0.94-3.16 | n.s. |
Cerebrovascular disease | 1.72 | 1.34-2.19 | * |
COPD | 1.66 | 1.27-2.18 | * |
Schizophrenia | 1.65 | 0.93-2.90 | n.s. |
Peripheral vascular disease | 1.61 | 1.11-2.34 | * |
Dementia | 1.54 | 1.12-2.12 | * |
Enlarged prostate | 1.53 | 1.16-2.02 | * |
Hypertension | 1.51 | 1.15-1.98 | * |
Diabetes | 1.46 | 1.13-1.89 | * |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 1.46 | 0.59-3.64 | n.s. |
CHF | 1.44 | 1.02-2.05 | * |
Neurological conditions, other | 1.39 | 0.92-2.10 | n.s. |
Anxiety | 1.29 | 0.84-1.98 | n.s. |
Prostatitis | 1.27 | 0.41-3.93 | n.s. |
Other arthritic disease | 1.22 | 0.75-1.99 | n.s. |
Osteoarthritis | 1.16 | 0.86-1.56 | n.s. |
Gout | 1.11 | 0.59-2.07 | n.s. |
Bipolar disorder | 1.11 | 0.55-2.25 | n.s. |
Cataracts | 1.09 | 0.81-1.47 | n.s. |
PTSD | 1.07 | 0.60-1.91 | n.s. |
Depression | 1.00 | 0.72-1.39 | n.s. |
Hepatitis | 0.98 | 0.37-2.62 | n.s. |
Age 85 or older | 0.90 | 0.46-1.78 | n.s. |
Low-back pain | 0.89 | 0.63-1.25 | n.s. |
Diverticulitis | 0.84 | 0.46-1.53 | n.s. |
Age 75-84 years | 0.81 | 0.64-1.04 | n.s. |