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Table 3 Outcomes after ketogenic diet

From: Ketogenic diet as elective treatment in patients with drug-unresponsive hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia caused by glucokinase mutations

 

Patient 1

Pre-KD > post-KD

Patient 2

Pre-KD > post-KD

Patient 3

Pre-KD > post-KD

Age at start KD (year)

116/12

67/12

66/12

Age at last follow-up (year)

181/12

810/12

8

Follow-up (month)

79

27

18

KD ratio

4:1

3:1

2.7:1

Symptoms of hypoglycemia

Yes > No

Yes > No

Yes > No

Epilepsy

Yes > No

No > No

Yes > No

Epilepsy drugs

Yes > No

No > No

Yes > Yes

HI drugs

Yes > No

Yes > No

No > No

IQ

81 > 111*

82 > 95*

60 > 90*

AQ

94 > 93†/98‡

79 > 93†/89‡

76 > 81†/81‡

PedsQL

43 > 97

28 > 66

46 > 99

  1. †VABS survey form; ‡VABS-II; *p < 0.05