Socioeconomic variation in incidence of epilepsy: prospective community based study in south east England.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence of epilepsy in a general practice population and its variation with socioeconomic deprivation. DESIGN:Prospective surveillance for new cases over an 18 or 24 month period. PARTICIPANTS:All patients on practice registers categorised for deprivation with the Carstairs score of their postcode. SETTING:20 general practices in London and south east England. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE:Confirmed diagnosis of epilepsy. RESULTS:190 new cases of epilepsy were identified during 369 283 person years of observation (crude incidence 51.5 (95% confidence interval 44.4 to 59.3) per 100 000 per year). The incidence was 190 (138 to 262) per 100 000 in children aged 0-4 years, 30.8 (21.3 to 44.6) in those aged 45-64 years, and 58.7 (42.5 to 81.0) in those aged > or =65 years. T

SUBMITTER: Heaney DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC131020 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature