Table 1: Characteristics of included participants in the total cohort at baseline, and divided in group A (started diet immediately after randomization) and group B (started diet after an observation period of 3-5 months).
|
Total cohort (N = 26) |
Group A (N = 13) |
Group B (N = 11) |
p- value |
Age (SD) |
10.89 (2.82) |
9.92 (2.80) |
11.16 (2.11) |
0.8701 |
Baseline Total Motor Tic Score (SD) |
15.0 (3.71) (N = 25) |
14.62 (4.25) (N = 13) |
15.80 (3.33) (N = 10) |
0.5021 |
Baseline Total Vocal Tic Score (SD) |
9.52 (5.37) (N = 25) |
11.15 (4.85) (N = 13) |
7.60 (6.08) (N = 10) |
0.8941 |
Baseline Total Tic Severity Score (SD) |
24.6 (7.47) (N = 25) |
25.77 (7.55) (N = 13) |
23.60 (8.24) (N = 10) |
0.5711 |
Baseline Total Yale Global Tic Severity Scale Score (SD) |
40.2 (13.55) (N = 25) |
41.15 (14.38) (N = 13) |
41.60 (12.97) (N = 10) |
0.3291 |
Presence sleeping disturbance |
62.5% (N = 16) |
77.8% (N = 9) |
42.9% (N = 7) |
0.2742 |
Presence rage attacks |
25.0% (N = 16 |
33.3% (N = 9) |
14.3% (N = 7) |
0.6832 |
Presence depressive symptoms |
18.8% (N = 16) |
22.2% (N = 9) |
14.3% (N = 7) |
0.8662 |
Presence OCD |
37.5% (N = 16) |
55.6% (N = 9) |
14.3% (N = 7) |
0.0912 |
Presence ADHD |
5.9% (N = 17) |
0% (N = 10) |
14.3% (N = 7) |
0.2182 |
PedsQL Parents Psychosocial Health (SD) |
64.99 (18.47) (N = 12) |
71.50 (14.08) (N = 5) |
60.33 (20.81) (N = 7) |
0.3251 |
PedsQL Parents Physical |
82.38 (23.30) |
89.68 (6.58) |
77.16 (29.84) |
0.3841 |
Health (SD) |
(N = 12) |
(N = 5) |
(N = 7) |
|
PedsQL Parents Total score (SD) |
72.36 (13.16) (N = 12) |
77.82 (8.13) (N = 5) |
68.45 (15.19) (N = 7) |
0.2411 |
Peds QL Child Psychosocial |
61.23 (24.14) |
53.67 (25.19) |
67.71 (23.03) |
0.3161 |
Health (SD) |
(N = 13) |
(N = 6) |
(N = 7) |
|
PedsQL Child Physical Health (SD) |
78.18 (27.09) (N = 13) |
67.75 (37.19) (N = 6) |
87.13 (10.62) (N = 7) |
0.2121 |
PedsQL Child Total score (SD) |
67.72 (23.40) (N = 13) |
59.63 (28.04) (N = 6) |
74.66 (17.86) (N = 7) |
0.2661 |
Duration of tics (in years) |
5.93 (2.75) |
5.31 (2.43) |
5.59 (1.92) |
0.6471 |
Number of days on diet |
65.62 (93.47) |
91.69 (119.54) |
46.73 (50.58) |
0.7291 |
SD = Standard Deviation; PedsQL = Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; 1 = One-Way Anova; 2 = Pearson Chi-Square