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Table 3 Patient demographics and clinical features of CM and CTTH

From: Evidence of persistent central sensitization in chronic headaches: a multi-method study

 

CM

CTTH

Group size

25

25

Gender (female:male)

23:2

23:2

Age (years)

44.5 ± 12.6

39.5 ± 10.0

Headache frequency (days/month)

23.5 ± 6.2

25.1 ± 6.0

Pain intensity (VAS)*

8.7 ± 1.4

6.2 ± 1.6

Chronic headache history (years)

6.6 ± 7.5

4.8 ± 6.0

Cutaneous allodynia (%)

68

64

Depression

6.5 ± 4.0

7.6 ± 3.2

Anxiety

9.5 ± 4.7

10.9 ± 3.5

Pain intensity at exam (VAS)

2.44 ± 2.3

2.52 ± 1.9

  1. * Significant difference