Table 5 Course of headache characteristics, associated symptoms and trigger factors in 46 stable migraine sufferers (%)

Attack frequency (monthly)

1–5 (80)

6–9 (16)

10–14 (4)

1–5 (76)

6–9 (21)

10–14 (3)

1–5 (77)

6–9 (20)

10–14 (3)

1–5 (80)

6–9 (15)

10–14 (5)

1–5 (79)

6–9 (19)

10–14 (2)

Attack duration (h)

1–4 (30)

5–24 (60)

25–72 (10)

1–4 (26)

5–24 (62)

25–72 (12)

1–4 (32)

5–24 (58)

25–72 (10)

1–4 (35)

5–24 (55)

25–72 (15)

1–4 (28)

5–24 (49)

25–72 (13)

Localization

 Unilateral

30

26

31

28

27

 Bilateral

70

74

69

72

73

Headache character

 Pulsating

99

100

100

100

100

 Pressure-like

1

0

0

0

0

Severity

 Medium

80

78

81

75

74

 Severe

20

22

19

25

26

Aggravation by routine physical activity

 Yes

60

66

91

88

90

 No

40

34

9 (p < 0.05*)

12 (p < 0.05*)

10 (p < 0.05*)

Nausea

 Yes

70

77

81

95

79

 No

30

23

19 (p < 0.05*)

5 (p < 0.05*)

21 (p < 0.05*)

Photophobia

 Yes

66

71

90

88

87

 No

34

29

10 (p < 0.05*)

12 (p < 0.05*)

13 (p < 0.05*)

Phonophobia

 Yes

55

61

89

88

88

 No

45

39

11 (p < 0.05*)

12 (p < 0.05*)

12 (p < 0.05*)

Stress

 Yes

55

70

90

95

88

 No

45

30 (p < 0.05*)

10 (p < 0.05*)

5 (p < 0.05*)

12 (p < 0.05*)

Wind

 Yes

30

32

30

35

40

 No

70

68

70

65

60

Hunger

 Yes

40

50

45

60

55

 No

60

50

55

40 (p < 0.05*)

45

Sleeplessness

 Yes

60

62

88

95

90

 No

40

38

12 (p < 0.05*)

5 (p < 0.05*)

10 (p < 0.05*)

Long Sleep

 Yes

68

70

65

60

62

 No

32

30

35

40

38

Food

 Yes

55

50

52

50

48

 No

45

50

48

50

52