NDPH (Kung et al.’s), n (%) | NDPH (ICHD-II), n (%) | NDPH-mf, n (%) | p value | |
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No. of patients | 63 | 41 (65 %) | 22 (35 %) | |
Age (years) (mean, range) | 36.8 ± 12.8, 18–68 | 35.2 ± 11.5, 18–58 | 39.9 ± 14.1, 20–68 | 0.1585 |
Gender (female) | 36 (57 %) | 24 (59) | 12 (55 %) | 0.7946 |
Duration of illness | ||||
Mean (SD) | 27.5 ± 19.6 months | 25.14 ± 19.4 months | 29.7 ± 19.9 months | 0.3774 |
Range | 3–72 months | 4–60 months | 3–60 months | |
Past history of TTH | 18 (29) | 13 (32) | 5 (23) | 0.5642 |
Past history of migraine | 16 (25) | 9 (22) | 7 (32) | 0.5446 |
Recalling onset day | 21 (33) | 14 (34) | 7 (32) | 1.000 |
Unilateral pain | 11 (17) | 4 (9) | 7 (32) | 0.0394* |
Daily pain | 63 (100) | 41 (100) | 22 (100) | 1.000 |
Pain free period in a day | 7 (11) | 5 (12) | 2 (9) | 1.000 |
Type of pain | ||||
Non-throbbing | 63 (100) | 41 (100) | 22 (100) | 1.000 |
Throbbing | 32 (51) | 18 (54) | 14 (64) | 0.1877 |
Aggravation by physical activities | 17 (27) | 10 (24) | 7 (32) | 0.5619 |
Hampering routine activities/professional work | 5 (8) | 3 (7) | 2 (9) | 1.000 |
Associated features | ||||
Nausea | 31 (49) | 12 (29) | 19 (86) | 0.0001* |
Vomiting | 3 (5) | 0 (0) | 3 (14) | 0.0388* |
Photophobia | 21 (33) | 7 (17) | 14 (64) | 0.0005* |
Phonophobia | 12 (19) | 3 (7) | 9 (41) | 0.0025* |
Autonomic symptoms | ||||
Conjunctival-injection/tearing | 9 (14) | 4 (9) | 5 (23) | 0.2564 |
Depression (self-reported) | 12 (19) | 8 (20) | 4 (18) | 1.000 |
Anxiety (self-reported) | 10 (16) | 7 (17) | 3 (14) | 1.000 |
Triggering factors | ||||
None | 29 (46) | 19 (46) | 10 (45) | 1.000 |
Infection | 18 (29) | 10 (24) | 8 (36) | 0.3850 |
Injury | 7 (11) | 4 (9) | 3 (14) | 0.6871 |
Stress | 5 (8) | 5 (12) | – | 0.1530 |
Surgery | 3 (5) | 2 (5) | 1 (5) | 1.000 |
Post-partum | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | – | 1.000 |
Medication Overused | 8 (13) | 5 (12) | 3 (14) | 1.000 |