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Table 1 Sociodemographic data and clinical characteristics in three study groups

From: Trigger factors in primary headaches subtypes: a cross-sectional study from a tertiary centre in Greece

 

Total (N = 116)

MoA (N = 47)

MA (N = 41)

TTH (N = 28)

p value

Sex—no. (%)

 Men

23 (19.8)

11(23.4)

4 (9.8)

8 (28.6)

0.110

 Women

93 (80.2)

36 (76.6)

37 (90.2)

20 (71.4)

Age group—no. (%)

 18–29

20 (17.2)

8 (17.0)

7 (17.1)

5 (17.9)

0.923

 30–49

66 (56.9)

28 (59.6)

24 (58.5)

14 (50.0)

 50–69

30 (25.9)

11 (23.4)

10 (24.4)

9 (32.1)

Marital status—no. (%)

 Single

34 (29.3)

14 (29.8)

13 (31.7)

7 (25.0)

0.989

 Married

67 (57.8)

26 (55.3)

23 (56.1)

18 (64.3)

 Divorced

13 (11.2)

6 (12.8)

4 (9.8)

3 (10.7)

 Widowed

2 (1.7)

1 (2.1)

1 (2.4)

0 (0.0)

Education level—no. (%)

 Without basic

4 (3.4)

1(2.1)

2 (4.9)

1 (3.6)

0.576

 Primary school

13 (11.2)

8 (17.0)

3 (7.3)

2 (7.1)

 Secondary school

6 (5.2)

2 (4.3)

2 (4.9)

2 (7.1)

 High school

41 (35.3)

19 (40.4)

11 (26.8)

11 (39.3)

 Higher education

52 (44.8)

17 (36.2)

23 (56.1)

12 (42.8)

Employment status—no. (%)

 Employed

68 (58.6)

31 (66.0)

24 (58.5)

13 (46.4)

0.252

 Unemployed

48 (41.4)

16 (34.0)

17 (41.5)

15 (53.6)

Physical activity—mean (SD) (h)

2.0 (2.7)

1.6 (2.3)

2.2 (2.7)

2.3 (3.4)

0.607

Sleep duration—mean (SD) (h)

6.9 (1.2)

7.1 (1.3)

6.9 (1.3)

6.6 (1.1)

0.101

Time until sleep occurrence—mean (SD) (min)

29.3 (26.0)

26.5 (21.5)

29.0 (31.3)

34.3 (24.8)

0.243

Coffee—mean (SD) (cups/day)

1.4 (1.0)

1.4 (1.0)

1.5 (1.0)

1.3 (1.0)

0.740

Alcohol—mean (SD) (drinks/day)

0.2 (0.5)

0.1 (0.5)

0.2 (0.4)

0.3 (0.5)

0.135

Smoke—mean (SD) (cigarettes/day)

6.9 (10.9)

7.8 (11.6)

5.7 (9.7)

7.3 (11.7)

0.656

Disorder duration—mean (SD) (years)

13.1 (11.9)

14.1 (12.1)

16.1 (12.1)

6.9 (9.1)

<0.001

Attacks frequency—mean (SD) (number/month)

5.7 (4.9)

3.9 (3.2)

3.5 (2.3)

11.6 (5.2)

<0.001

Attack duration—mean (SD) (h)

16.3 (16.6)

19.7 (17.5)

18.6 (17.5)

7.1 (9.2)

<0.001

Attack intensity—mean (SD) (1–10)

7.6 (1.7)

8.1 (1.2)

7.9 (1.6)

6.4 (1.9)

<0.001

Disability for work—mean (SD) (1–3)

2.2 (0.8)

2.2 (0.8)

2.4 (0.7)

1.7 (0.8)

0.003

Disability for everyday activities—mean(SD) (1–3)

2.1 (0.8)

2.2 (0.9)

2.4 (0.7)

1.6 (0.7)

<0.001

Anxiety score—mean (SD) (1–21)

7.5 (4.2)

7.3 (3.8)

8.0 (4.3)

7.4 (4.9)

0.798

Depression score—mean (SD) (1–21)

6.0 (3.9)

6.6 (3.9)

5.3 (3.8)

6.1 (4.0)

0.213

  1. MoA, MA, TTH denote migraine without aura, migraine with aura and tension-type headache, respectively
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