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Table 2 Primary overused medication, reported by 785 individuals with medication-overuse headache (MOH)

From: Sociodemographic differences in medication use, health-care contacts and sickness absence among individuals with medication-overuse headache

Type of medication

Men

Women

Total

Age of user (years)

Frequency of use (days/month)e

n

%

n

%

n

%

Mean

SD

mean

SD

Triptan

10

5.5

55

9.0

65

8.3

49.9

12.4

21.7b

7.0

Ergotamine

2

1.1

5

0.8

7

0.9

59.3

15.0

21.1

9.1

Opioid

13

7.1a

19

3.2a

32

4.1

55.0

14.2

27.5b,c,d

4.9

Combination analgesic

48

26.2

125

20.8

173

22.0

51.7

13.0

23.9c

6.9

Simple analgesic

110

60.1

398

66.1

508

64.7

50.4

16.0

23.4d

6.7

Total

183

100

602

100

785

100

50.9

15.1

23.3

6.8

  1. Values marked with the same letter are significantly different from each other (Pearson Chi square test and ANOVA with post hoc test Tukey’s HSD were used) (ap = 0.018, bp = 0.0010, cp = 0.041, dp = 0.0063)
  2. eFrequency of medication use was reported as the mean number of days/month over the last 3 months