Table 1.
Demographics for patients at baseline.
| Free carnitine levels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics prior to ketogenic diet therapy | All Patients (n = 58) | Low (n = 11) | Normal (n = 47) | P-value |
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 38.94 ± 14.55 | 36.78 ± 11.21 | 39.45 ± 15.29 | 0.589 |
| BHB (mmol/L), mean ± SD | 0.16 ± 0.08 | 0.17 ± 0.08 | 0.15 ± 0.09 | 0.65 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL), mean ± SD | 102.95 ± 76.03 | 96.55 ± 57.54 | 104.48 ± 80.29 | 0.759 |
| Body weight (kg), mean ± SD | 80.5 ± 23.18 | 71.52 ± 20.68 | 82.6 ± 23.43 | 0.155 |
| Number of seizures per week, mean ± SD | 2.68 ± 3.15 | 1.75 ± 2.97 | 2.89 ± 3.19 | 0.283 |
| Seizure severity change, mean ± SD | – | – | – | |
| Sex | ||||
| Female # (%) | 40 (69) | 8 (73) | 32 (68) | 0.765 |
| Male # (%) | 18 (31) | 3 (27) | 15 (32) | |
| # of ASMs | ||||
| 0 ASM (%) | 4 (7) | 2 (18) | 2 (4) | 0.231 |
| 1 ASM (%) | 11 (19) | 3 (27) | 8 (17) | |
| 2 ASMs (%) | 28 (48) | 3 (27) | 25 (53) | |
| 3 ASMs (%) | 13 (22) | 2 (18) | 11 (23) | |
| 4 ASMs (%) | 2 (3) | 1 (9) | 1 (2) | |