Table 5.
Migraine characteristics across quartiles of the two extracted dietary patterns
| Migraine characteristics |
Patterns
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 (n = 123) | Q2 (n = 123) | Q3 (n = 123) | Q4 (n = 123) | P | |
| Prudent diet | |||||
| Frequency attack/month | 12.7 ± 8.8 | 12.1 ± 9.7 | 12.6 ± 8.1 | 11.3 ± 7.3 | 0.870 |
| Severity (VAS) | 7.2 ± 2.2 | 7.2 ± 1.9 | 8.6 ± 11.4 | 7.5 ± 1.7 | 0.510 |
| Duration (hours) | 20.6 ± 21.6 | 29.2 ± 23.1 | 27.3 ± 24.6 | 19.2 ± 21.1 | 0.080 |
| Western diet | |||||
| Frequency attack/month | 12.3 ± 8.6 | 10.3 ± 7.6 | 11.1 ± 8.6 | 15.4 ± 8.9 | 0.004 |
| Severity (VAS) | 7.1 ± 1.8 | 8.7 ± 11.9 | 7.2 ± 1.9 | 7.5 ± 1.9 | 0.510 |
| Duration (hours) | 24.9 ± 23.7 | 27.6 ± 24.8 | 27.0 ± 24.1 | 19.0 ± 19.3 | 0.160 |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). P value from ANOVA.
VAS: Visual analog scale