Table 2

Information on the strongest predictors for six subscores

VariableUnivariate regr coeffMultivariate regr coeffSEMt valuep valueAdjusted R2
QOLIE-31 total score
    Education19.840.286.832.820.0050.23
    Seizure frequency ⩾10−22.34−0.298.08−2.770.007
    Duration of epilepsy0.640.230.252.550.012
Seizure worry
    Sex10.740.195.352.010.0480.15
    Seizure frequency ⩾10−13.12−0.216.61−1.980.050
    Duration of epilepsy0.550.250.252.190.003
Overall quality of life
    Age−0.34−0.300.11−3.030.0030.20
    Education7.850.223.412.300.023
    Seizure frequency ⩾10−8.77−0.234.05−2.160.033
Emotional wellbeing
    Seizure frequency ⩾10−9.39−0.234.60−2.040.0440.10
Energy/fatigue
    Age−0.30−0.250.12−2.470.0150.19
    Seizure frequency ⩾10−10.14−0.244.45−2.280.025
Cognitive functioning
    Age−0.44−0.290.15−2.990.0040.27
    Education17.190.344.573.760.000
    Seizure frequency ⩾10−16.72−0.315.44−3.080.003
Social functioning
    Education15.110.275.302.850.0050.18
    Seizure frequency ⩾10−16.64−0.286.31−2.640.010
    Duration of epilepsy0.400.180.201.980.050