Table 2.
Mean ratio of metabolite levels among three groups (mean ± SD).
| MWoA-DA | MWoA-DI | HC | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 6) | (n = 13) | (n = 13) | |||
| GSH | 0.20 ± 0.02 | 0.27 ± 0.03 | 0.26 ± 0.04 | 0.008* | 0.011† |
| tCho | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.01 | 0.16 ± 0.01 | 0.031* | 0.022# |
| NAA | 1.41 ± 0.11 | 1.37 ± 0.10 | 1.41 ± 0.12 | >0.05 | |
| Glu | 1.38 ± 0.19 | 1.29 ± 0.09 | 1.26 ± 0.11 | >0.05 | |
| MI | 0.71 ± 0.06 | 0.66 ± 0.10 | 0.66 ± 0.08 | >0.05 |
MWoA-DA, migraine without aura patients during attack; MWoA-DI, migraine without aura patients during interictal; HC, healthy controls; GSH, glutathione; tCho, total choline; NAA, N-acetyl-aspartate; Glu, glutamate; MI, myo-inositol.
*
MWoA-DA group compared with MWoA-DI group.
†
MWoA-DI group compared with HC group.
#
MWoA-DI group compared with HC group.