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Table 1 Headache characteristics in 129 consecutive patients (diagnoses, frequency, acute medication, and absence days due to headache)

From: Psychometric properties of the Danish versions of Headache-Specific Locus of Control Scale and Headache Management Self-Efficacy Scale

Headache diagnosis

N

Frequency

Medication use (DDD)

Absence of work

Migraine only

13

7 (3–12)

11 (0–32)

4 (0–30)

TTH only

17

28 (9–30)

22 (0–60)

9 (0–30)

MIG and TTH

43

14 (2–30)

14 (0–47)

2 (0–30)

MOH

35

23 (4–30)

62 (0–220)

4 (0–30)

CPTH

7

24 (9–30)

12 (0–50)

14 (0–30)

CH

5

16 (3–30)

12 (0–35)

8 (0–30)

OTHERa

9

24 (7–30)

44 (0–135)

3 (0–14)

  1. Data are presented as mean days/month (ranges in brackets)
  2. TTH tension-type headache, MIG migraine, MOH medication-overuse headache, CPTH chronic post-traumatic headache, CH cluster headache, DDD defined daily doses
  3. aPrimarily headache attributed to non-vascular intracranial disorder and primary facial pain