Research Article
A Comparative Study of the Effects of Valproate and Oxcarbazepine on Sexual Function, Sperm Quality, and Sex Hormones in Males with Epilepsy
Table 3
Comparison of baseline data between the VPA group and the OXC group.
| | VPA group | OXC group | |
| | Enrollment No. (patients) | 23 | 21 | — | | Age (years old)a | | | NS | | BMI (kg/m2)a | | | NS | | Course of disease (years)a | | | NS | | Married (patients)b | 10 (43%) | 9 (43%) | NS | | Married with children (patients)b | 3 (13%) | 4 (19%) | NS | | Sexual life history (patients)b | 20 (87%) | 18 (86%) | NS | | Simple partial seizureb | 4 (17%) | 3 (14%) | NS | | Complex partial seizureb | 14 (61%) | 14 (67%) | NS | | Partial to secondarily generalized seizureb | 5 (22%) | 4 (19%) | NS | | Dosage (mg/day) | | | — | | No recurrenceb | 18 (78%) | 16 (76%) | NS | | Recurred 1-5 timesb | 4 (18%) | 5 (24%) | NS | | Recurred more than 5 timesb | 1 (4%) | 0 | NS |
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aCompared using the test. bCompared using the chi-square test. |
