Table 2.

Plasma neurosteroid levels in patients affected by episodic migraine patients and healthy controls

	Episodic migraine	Controls	P
AP (ng/mL)	1.3 ± 0.5	0.6 ± 0.3	< 0.01
EAP (ng/mL)	0.7 ± 0.2	0.4 ± 0.1	< 0.01
DHEA (ng/mL)	2.9 ± 1.5	5.1 ± 3.8	< 0.05
DHEAS (μg/mL)	2.4 ± 1.1	2.7 ± 2.0	n.s.

Values are means + S.D. Statistical analysis was performed by Student’s t test