Table 3.
Distribution of patients who had >50% seizure reduction with statistical significance.
| >50% seizure reduction |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 9 months | 12 months | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 14 (48%) | 16 (55%) | 10 (34%) | 7 (24%) | 9 (31%) |
| Female | 24 (71%) | 21 (62%) | 18 (53%) | 13 (38%) | 14 (41%) |
| Chi-square/p-value | 0.091 | 0.298 | 0.121 | 0.304 | 0.589 |
| Seizure type | |||||
| Generalized, n = 59 | 34 (58%) | 33 (56%) | 25 (42%) | 16 27%) | 20 (34%) |
| Focal, n = 4 | 4 (100%) | 4 (100%) | 3 (75%) | 3 (75%) | 3 (75%) |
| Chi-square/p-value | 0.132 | 0.136 | 0.761 | 0.299 | 0.443 |
| Age at seizure onset | |||||
| ⩽1 year, n = 42 | 28 (67%) | 22 (52%) | 18 (43%) | 12 (29%) | 13 (31%) |
| >1 year, n = 21 | 10 (48%) | 15 (71%) | 10 (48%) | 8 (38%) | 10 (48%) |
| Chi-square/p-value | 0.284 | 0.144 | 0.865 | 0.124 | 0.09 |
| Age at diet onset | |||||
| ⩽8 year, n = 50 | 30 (60%) | 32 (64%) | 21 (42%) | 16 (32%) | 4 (31%) |
| >8 year, n = 13 | 8 (62%) | 5 (38%) | 7 (54%) | 4 (31%) | 2 (15%) |
| Chi-square/p-value | 0.73 | 0.467 | 0.488 | 0.737 | 0.147 |
| Method of diet induction | |||||
| Non-fasting, n = 50 | 29 (58%) | 29 (58%) | 22 (44%) | 14 (28%) | 16 (32%) |
| Fasting, n = 13 | 9 (69%) | 8 (62%) | 6 (46%) | 6 (46%) | 7 (54%) |
| Chi-square/p-value | 0.206 | 0.960 | 0.105 | 0.200 | 0.826 |
| Cognitive delays | |||||
| Severe, n = 43 | 25 (58%) | 23 (53%) | 18 (42%) | 10 (23%) | 11 (26%) |
| Mild/moderate delays/normal, n = 20 | 13 (65%) | 14 (70%) | 10 (50%) | 10 (50%) | 12 (60%) |
| Chi-square/p-value | 0.47 | 0.388 | 0.523 | 0.326 | 0.315 |
| Seizure frequency | |||||
| 0–10 seizure/day, n = 42 | 24 (57%) | 21 (50%) | 15 (36%) | 13 (31%) | 16 (38%) |
| >10 seizure/day, n = 21 | 14 (67%) | 16 (76%) | 13 (62%) | 7 (33%) | 7 (33%) |
| Chi-square/p-value | 0.602 | 0.100 | 0.054 | 0.301 | 0.199 |