TABLE 1.

The characteristics of the patients and controls.

Variable	EP (n = 8)	HC (n = 8)	P-value
Age (years)	42.3 (28.9–51.3)	39.6 (33.0–59.3)	0.963
Gender			1.00
Male	4 (50.0%)	4 (50.0%)
Female	4 (50.0%)	4 (50.0%)
BMI (kg/m2)	21.38 ± 6.451	22.02 ± 5.573	0.790
Dietary habits			1.00
Grain-based diet	5 (62.5%)	5 (62.5%)
Meat/dairy-based diet	3 (37.5%)	3 (37.5%)
Epilepsy subtype classification
Focal epilepsy	6 (75.0%)
Generalized epilepsy	2 (25.0%)
Seizure frequency
<1 episode/month	4 (50.0%)
≥1 episode/month	4 (50.0%)
Disease duration, years
2 to <4	5 (62.5%)
4–7	3 (37.5%)