PMID- 19682953
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091207
LR  - 20211203
IS  - 1525-5069 (Electronic)
IS  - 1525-5050 (Linking)
VI  - 16
IP  - 1
DP  - 2009 Sep
TI  - Health behaviors and conditions of persons with epilepsy: a bivariate analysis of 
      2006 BRFSS data.
PG  - 120-7
LID - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.010 [doi]
AB  - Using amalgamated Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data from 
      nine states in 2006, this study examined the differences in demographics, health 
      conditions, health behaviors, and quality of life among persons with active 
      epilepsy (PWAE) and persons with a lifetime prevalence of epilepsy (PWLE), 
      compared with persons without epilepsy (PWOE). Frequencies for PWAE, PWLE, and 
      PWOE by selected health behaviors, health conditions, quality of life, and 
      demographic variables were produced. Differences between persons with and without 
      epilepsy were analyzed. Results indicated smoking and unemployment rates were 
      significantly higher among PWLE/PWAE than among PWOE. PWLE/PWAE were also less 
      likely than PWOE to report advanced educational attainment, and more likely to 
      report suffering physical, mental, or emotional limitations that affected their 
      activities in some way. Hispanics were less likely to report a lifetime or active 
      prevalence of epilepsy than people without epilepsy. PWLE/PWAE report several 
      differences in demographics, health conditions, health behaviors, and quality of 
      life compared to people without epilepsy.
FAU - Konda, Kurt
AU  - Konda K
AD  - Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School 
      of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, KS 67214-3199, USA.
FAU - Ablah, Elizabeth
AU  - Ablah E
FAU - Konda, Kelly S
AU  - Konda KS
FAU - Liow, Kore
AU  - Liow K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20090813
PL  - United States
TA  - Epilepsy Behav
JT  - Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
JID - 100892858
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - Body Mass Index
MH  - Data Collection
MH  - Epilepsy/epidemiology/*psychology
MH  - Ethnicity
MH  - Female
MH  - *Health Behavior
MH  - Health Services Accessibility
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Marital Status
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Risk Factors
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
MH  - United States/epidemiology
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2009/08/18 09:00
MHDA- 2009/12/16 06:00
CRDT- 2009/08/18 09:00
PHST- 2008/10/16 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/06/17 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2009/07/05 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2009/08/18 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/08/18 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/12/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1525-5050(09)00370-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.010 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Sep;16(1):120-7. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.07.010. Epub 2009 
      Aug 13.