Management of multifactorial idiopathic epilepsy in EL mice with caloric restriction and the ketogenic diet: role of glucose and ketone bodies

Table 2 Pearson bivariate correlation of body weight, food intake, plasma glucose levels, plasma b-hydroxybutyrate levels, and seizure susceptibility in adult EL mice ¹

Parameter	Body weight (g)	Food Intake (Kcal)	Glucose (mM)	Ketones (mM)	Seizure Susceptibility
Body weight (g)	1.000
Food Intake (Kcal)	0.488*	1.000
Glucose (mM)	0.509*	0.382*	1.000
Ketones (mM)	-0.379*	-0.379*	-0.429*	1.000
Seizure Susceptibility	0.512*	0.464*	0.616*	-0.510*	1.000

¹ Data were obtained from all four dietary groups over the treatment weeks 3–12 for a total number of 210 seizure and glucose measurements (see figure 1).
* All correlations were significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).