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Table 5 Results of food frequency questionnaire in relation to migraine type and severity

From: The potential impact of nutritional intake on symptoms severity in patients with comorbid migraine and irritable bowel syndrome

 

Migraine type

Migraine intensity

Episodic migraine 69 (69%)

Chronic migraine 31 (31%)

P-value

Moderate 37 (37%)

Severe 63 (63%)

P-value

Cooked vegetables

0-2 times/week

26 (37.7%)

17 (54.8%)

0.009*

14 (37.8%)

29 (46.0%)

0.724

3 - 4 times/week

26 (37.7%)

14 (45.2%)

16 (43.2%)

24 (38.1%)

≥ 5 times/week

17 (24.6%)

0 (0%)

7 (18.9%)

10,915.9%)

Fresh vegetables

0-2 times/week

35 (50.7%)

18 (58.1%)

0.004*

22 (59.5%)

31 (49.2%)

0.229

3 - 4 times/week

16 (23.2%)

13 (41.9%)

7 (18.9%)

22 (34.9%)

≥ 5 times/week

18 (26.1%)

0 (0%)

8 (21.6%)

10 (15.9%)

Wheat bran bread

0-2 times/week

15 (21.7%)

13 (41.9%)

0.021*

11 (29.7%)

17 (27%)

0.555

3 - 4 times/week

9 (13.0%)

7 (22.6%)

4 (10.8%)

12 (19%)

≥ 5 times/week

45 (65.2%)

11 (35.5%)

22 (59.5%)

34 (54.0%)

Rice and pasta

0-2 times/week

25 (36.2%)

12 (38.7%)

0.04*

11 (29.7%)

26 (41.3%)

0.481

3 - 4 times/week

22 (31.9%)

16 (51.6%)

15 (40.5%)

23 (36.5%)

≥ 5 times/week

22 (31.9%)

3 (9.7%)

11 (29.7%)

14 (22.2%)

Red meat

0-2 times/week

33 (47.8%)

21 (67.7%)

0.044*

17 (45.9%)

37 (58.7%)

0.220

3 - 4 times/week

26 (37.7%)

10 (32.3%)

14 (37.8%)

22 (34.9%)

≥ 5 times/week

10 (14.5%)

0 (0%)

6 (16.2%)

4 (6.3%)

Poultry

0-2 times/week

35 (50.7%)

22 (71%)

0.037*

17 (45.9%)

40 (63.5%)

0.091

3 - 4 times/week

23 (33.3%)

9 (29%)

13 (35.1%)

19 (30.2%)

≥ 5 times/week

11 (15.9%)

0 (0%)

7 (18.9%)

4 (6.3%)

Hydrogenated oils

0-2 times/week

52 (75.4%)

24 (77.4%)

0.046*

29 (78.4%)

47 (74.6%)

0.877

3 - 4 times/week

12 (17.4%)

1 (3.2%)

4 (10.8%)

9 (14.3%)

≥ 5 times/week

5 (7.2%)

6 (19.4%)

4 (10.8%)

7 (11.1%)

Herbal drinks

0-2 times/week

44 (63.8%)

26 (83.9%)

0.092

22 (59.5%)

48 (76.2%)

0.014*

3 - 4 times/week

14 (20.3%)

4 (12.9%)

6 (16.2%)

12 (19.0%)

≥ 5 times/week

11 (15.9%)

1 (3.2%)

9 (24.3%)

3 (4.8%)

  1. *P-value ≤0.05 is considered significant