Mortality in Patients With Late-Onset Epilepsy: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

To determine the risk of mortality and causes of death in persons with late-onset epilepsy (LOE) compared to those without epilepsy in a community-based sample, adjusting for demographics and comorbid conditions.

Methods

This is an analysis of the prospective Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, initiated in 1987-1989 among 15,792 mostly Black and White men and women in 4 US communities. We used Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services fee-for-service claims codes to identify cases of incident epilepsy starting at or after age 67. We used Cox proportional hazards analysis to identify the hazard of mortality associated with LOE and to adjust for demographics and vascular risk factors. We used death certificate data to identify dates and causes

SUBMITTER: Johnson EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8456359 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature