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Table 1 Shows the two diet groups’ demographics, main comorbidities, anthropometric features, and migraine characteristics

From: 2:1 ketogenic diet and low-glycemic-index diet for the treatment of chronic and episodic migraine: a single-center real-life retrospective study

Variable

LGID (mean ± SD or N°,/%)

2:1 KD (mean ± SD or N°,/%)

Number of patients

39

21

Age

46.333 ± 14.582

44.143 ± 14.698

Female Sex

31/39 (79.48%)

17/21(80.95%)

BMI

26.731 ± 5.331

21.814 ± 2.681

Weight (Kg)

74.756 ± 15.013

63.819 ± 12.640

FM (Fat Mass)

24.197 ± 10.465

15.900 ± 6.197

Fat-Free Mass (FFM)

51.121 ± 8.970

47.762 ± 9.535

Phase Angle

5.497 ± 0.755

5.338 ± 0.503

Intracellular Water (ICW)

19.666 ± 4.204

17.833 ± 4.716

Extracelular Water (ECW)

18.142 ± 3.052

17.248 ± 3.219

Years of Migraine

22.821 ± 17.916

25.524 ± 17.043

Smoking

6/39(15.38%)

5/21(23.81%)

Previous Migraine prophylaxis

2.308 ± 2.015

2.619 ± 2.247

Concomitant prophylaxys

19/39(48.72%)

14/21(66.67%)

Symptomatic intake/month

15.194 ± 10.765

14.048 ± 17.348

Chronic Migraine

23/39 (58.97%)

10/21 (47.62%)

Migraine Characteristics

 MIDAS

75.821 ± 80.493

69.726 ± 58.665

 HIT-6

64.385 ± 7.697

66.476 ± 5.819

 Migraine days/month frequency

18.744 ± 8.478

15.875 ± 8.374

 Migraine Intensity (NRS)

8.051 ± 1.075

8.143 ± 0.793

 Familiarity for migraine

12/39(30.77%)

10/21(47.62%)

 Throbbing quality of pain

25/39(64.10%)

15/21(71.43%)

 Migraine with Aura

8/39(20.51%)

6/21(28.57%)

 Photophobia

32/39(82.05%)

19/21(90.48%)

 Phonophobia

28/39(71.79%)

18/21(85.71%)

 Osmophobia

7/39(17.95%)

4/21(19.05%)

 Nausea

34/39(87.79%)

18/21(85.71%)

 Vomit

15/39(38.46%)

10/21(47.62%)

Comorbidities

 Major Depressive Disorder

6/39 (15.38%)

1/21 (4.76%)

 Concomitant MOH

18/39(46.15%)

5/21(23.81%)