Table 2: The frequency of food allergies according to the characteristics of migraine attacks.

Type of headache Food allergy p-value
Headache zone
     Vertex (%) 2 (28.6%) 0.67
     Occipital (%) 3 (37.5%)
     Frontal 7 (38.9%)
     Temporal 1 (14.3%)
Unilateral/bilateral
     Unilateral (%) 1 (12.5%) 0.17
     Bilateral (%) 12 (37.5%)
Disease severity
     Mild to moderate (%) 4 (30.8%) 0.87
     Severe (%) 9 (33.3%)
Headache quality
     Throbbing (%) 1 (35.5%) 0.45
     Non-throbbing (%) 9 (100%)
Headache coupled with activity
     Yes (%) 9 (33.3%) 0.87
     No (%) 4 (30.8%)
Motion sickness
     Yes (%) 4 (30.8%) 0.87
     No (%) 9 (33.3%)
Attacks before prophylaxis
     <1 week 9 (40.9%) 0.30
     1 week to 1 month 4 (26.7%)
     1 month to 3 month 0
     >3 month 0
Attacks after prophylaxis
     <1 week 1 (100%) 0.032
     1 week to 1 month 8 (53.3%)
     1 month to 3 month 4 (22.2%)
     >3 month 0