Table 4 Comparison of baseline characteristics.

From: Randomised controlled trial of online behavioural sleep intervention for children with epilepsy

Characteristic

Category/Measure

COSI (N = 43)

Standard Care (N = 42)

Total

Completers (N = 34)

Non completers (N = 9)

Completers (N = 38)

Non completers (N = 4)

Total Completers

(N = 72)

Total non-completers

(N = 13)

Gender

 

Female

8 (23.53%)

5 (55.56%)

15 (39.47%)

1 (25%)

23 (31.94%)

6 (46.15%)

Male

26 (76.47%)

4 (44.44%)

23 (60.53%)

3 (75%)

49 (68.06%)

7 (53.85%)

Missing

0

0

0

0

  

Age (years)

 

Minimum

4

5

4

6

4

5

Median

9

7

10

8

9

7

Maximum

12

12

12

11

12

12

Missing

0

0

0

0

0

0

Age (years): n (%)

 

0-<6

7 (20.59%)

4 (44.44%)

6 (15.79%)

1 (25%)

13 (18.06%)

5 (38.46%)

6-<12

27 (79.41%)

5 (55.56%)

32 (84.21%)

3 (75%)

59 (81.94%)

8 (61.54%)

Ethnicity:

 

White

31 (91.18%)

8 (88.89%)

33 (86.84%)

4 (100%)

64 (88.89%)

12 (92.31%)

Indian subcontinent

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chinese or other Asian

1 (2.94%)

0

0

0

1 (1.39%)

0

Black/Afro-Caribbean

0

0

0

0

0

0

Arabic

0

0

0

0

0

0

Any other ethnic group

2 (5.88%)

1 (11.11%)

5 (13.16%)

0

7 (9.72%)

1 (7.69%)

Missing

0

0

0

0

0

0

Has the child been diagnosed with a particular epilepsy syndrome?

Yes

25 (73.53%)

6 (66.7%)

28 (73.68%)

3 (75%)

53 (73.60%)

9 (69.23%)

No

Missing

5 (14.71%)

4 (11.766%)

3 (33.33%)

0

3 (7.89%)

7 (18.42%)

1 (25%)

0

8 (11.10%)

11 (15.28%)

4 (30.77%)

0

Is the child currently taking antihistamine/melatonin or clonidine?

Yes

8 (23.53%)

2 (22.2%)

8 (21.05%)

0

16 (22.22%)

2 (15.38%)

No

26 (76.47%)

7 (77.78%)

30 (78.95%)

4 (100%)

56 (77.78%)

11 (84.62%)