Table 1 Patient demographics and baseline characteristics
From: Migraine strikes study: factors in patients’ decision to treat early
Baseline characteristics | N = 2,001 |
|---|---|
Mean age, years (SD) | 42.7 (11.7) |
Female (%) | 74.2 |
Associated symptoms (%) | |
Photophobia | 81.0 |
Phonophobia | 77.7 |
Nausea | 58.4 |
Vomiting | 11.7 |
At least one of the above | 92.8 |
Initial treatment chosen (%) | |
None | 0.0 |
Over-the-counter (OTC) | 12.6 |
Triptan | 62.3 |
Other prescription | 25.1 |
Age at first migraine, years (SD) | 23.2 (11.3) |
Age at diagnosis, years (SD) | 27.1 (11.0) |
Migraine type (%) | |
With aura | 44.1 |
Without aura | 55.9 |
General migraine severity (%) | |
Mild | 2.9 |
Moderate | 42.1 |
Severe | 55.0 |
Migraines per month (%) | |
≤2 | 34.8 |
3–4 | 25.0 |
5–8 | 19.5 |
≥9 | 20.7 |
Employment status (%) | |
Full-time | 48.2 |
Part-time | 12.4 |
Student or unemployed | 39.4 |
Education level (%) | |
High school or less | 17.5 |
Some college | 38.8 |
College or graduate degree | 43.7 |
Prescription drug coverage (%) | |
Yes | 87.4 |
No | 12.6 |
Other headache type | |
Tension-type | 79.4 |
Cluster | 36.4 |
Chronic daily (>15/month) | 33.6 |
Sinus | 66.6 |