Authors: P Leela Kumari M K C Nair S M Nair Lalitha Kailas S Geetha
Publish Date: 2011/05/30
Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-19
Abstract
154 cases and 154 controls were included in the study Consecutive cases and concurrent controls were selected Cases were children of age group 6 months to 3 years presenting with simple febrile seizures Controls were children of same age group presenting with short febrile illness but without any seizuresAfter informed consent detailed history was taken and clinical examination done in both cases and controls and blood investigations were done to diagnose irondeficiency in both cases and controls Iron deficiency was diagnosed as per WHO criteria hemoglobin value 11g red cell distribution width of 15 and serum ferritin value 12ng/mL Other explanatory variables which can be the potential confounders were also included in the study and considered for analysisHighly significant association was found between iron deficiency and simple febrile seizures in both univariate and multivariate analysis Crude odds ratio was 534 CI 327–873 P0001 and adjusted odds ratio in the logistic regression analysis was 45 CI 269–753 P 0001
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