Predictors of incident epilepsy in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence, incidence, and predictors of epilepsy among older adults in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS).

Methods

We analyzed data prospectively collected in CHS and merged with data from outpatient Medicare administrative claims. We identified cases with epilepsy using self-report, antiepileptic medication, hospitalization discharge ICD-9 codes, and outpatient Medicare ICD-9 codes. We used Cox proportional hazards regression to identify factors independently associated with incident epilepsy.

Results

At baseline, 42% of the 5,888 participants were men and 84% were white. At enrollment, 3.7% (215 of 5,888) met the criteria for prevalent epilepsy. During 14 years of follow-up totaling 48,651 person-years, 120 participants met the criteri

SUBMITTER: Choi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5331867 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature