Comparative trends in idiopathic epilepsy burden in China and worldwide based on Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Epilepsy Behav Rep · 2026 · PMC13329567 · PMID 42404107

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a decreasing trendno p-value reported

an increasing trendno p-value reported

The AAPC was used to quantify the overall trend in each indicator over the study period, with an AAPC greater than 0 indicating an increasing trend, an AAPC less than 0 indicating a decreasing trend, and an AAPC with a 95% confidence interval.

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