Immunological factors in pediatric generalized and focal epilepsy: interplay with anti-seizure medications

BMC Pediatrics

Table 3 Correlation analysis between various parameters and the sensitivity to ASMs

Parameter	r	R²	P
IL-6 Level (pg/mL)	-0.247	0.061	0.004
IL-1β (pg/mL)	-0.179	0.032	0.038
IL-10 Level (pg/mL)	-0.175	0.031	0.041
Seizure frequency (per month)	-0.491	0.241	< 0.001
Drug-resistant seizures (%)	-0.250	0.062	0.003
Seizure severity (1–10 scale)	-0.544	0.296	< 0.001
Seizure-free period (months)	0.531	0.282	< 0.001
Status Epilepticus (%)	0.290	0.084	< 0.001

*r: correlation coefficient, which reflects the degree of linear correlation between two variables. R²: coefficient of determination, which indicates the proportion of a variable that can be explained by another variable

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