Table 2 Baseline clinical and demographic characteristics of the total group of migraine patients (M-tot) and its subgroups undergoing normo- (M-norm) or hypo- (M-hypo) caloric ketogenic dietetic regimens
Characteristics | HV (n = 18) | M-tot (n = 18) | M-norm (n = 8) | M-hypo (n = 10) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women (n) | 16 | 16 | 7 | 9 | |||
Age (years) | 38.8 ± 9.3 | 38.8 ± 9.3 | 36.7 ± 9.3 | 40.5 ± 9.3 | |||
Duration of migraine history (years) | 18.0 ± 9.9 | 15.1 ± 7.0 | 20.4 ± 11.7 | ||||
Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | ||
Attack frequency/month (n) | 4.4 ± 2.7 | 1.3 ± 1.1 * | 4.2 ± 2.5 | 1.1 ± 1.4 * | 4.6 ± 2.9 | 1.5 ± 0.7 * | |
Attack duration (hours) | 50.7 ± 26.9 | 15.8 ± 20.1 * | 55.5 ± 24.8 | 8.7 ± 13.8 * | 46.9 ± 29.3 | 21.5 ± 23.1 * | |
Body mass index (BMI) | 25.1 ± 4.3 | 25.5 ± 4.6 | 24.0 ± 1.2 * | 21.7 ± 1.8 | 20.6 ± 1.6 * | 28.5 ± 3.7 | 26.8 ± 3.5 * |