Group A (n = 46) | Group B (n = 46) | Group C (n = 45) | Statistics | |
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Sex n° (%) | NS§ | |||
F | 39 | 37 | 34 | |
M | 7 | 9 | 11 | |
Age mean ± SD (yrs) | 44.9 ± 11 | 46.2 ± 12 | 46.3 ± 11.4 | NS¤ |
(median) | (48) | (48) | (49) | |
Educational level n° (%) | ||||
Secondary school or above | 30 | 31 | 27 | NS§ |
Primary or middle school | 16 | 15 | 18 | |
Employed n°(%) | ||||
Yes | 29 | 28 | 25 | NS§ |
No | 17 | 18 | 20 | |
Marital status n° (%) | ||||
Single | 8 | 7 | 5 | NS§ |
Married | 32 | 32 | 35 | |
Widowed/divorced | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Migraine subtype n° (%) | ||||
With aura | 5 | 3 | 5 | NS* |
Without aura | 41 | 43 | 40 | |
Duration of migraine | ||||
mean±SD (yrs) | 25.8 ± 12.8 | 26.0 ± 12 | 26.1 ± 11.7 | NS¤ |
(median) | (29) | (29) | (30) | |
Duration of MOH | ||||
mean±SD (yrs) | 3.3 ±3.3 | 2.9 ± 3.1 | 3.4 ± 2.9 | NS¤ |
(3) | (2) | (3) | ||
Number of headache days/month | ||||
mean±SD | 24.9 ± 6 | 25.4 ± 6.7 | 25.4 ± 6.4 | NS¤ |
(median) | (30) | (30) | (30) | |
Number of days with use of symptomatic medication/month | ||||
mean±SD | 23.9 ± 5.4 | 24.1 ± 4.8 | 24.3 ± 4.9 | NS¤ |
(median) | (30) | (30) | (30) | |
Overused drugs n (%): | NS* | |||
· Analgesics | 16 | 14 | 18 | |
· Ergotamine | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
· NSAIDs in combination | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
· Combination of acute medications | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
· Triptans | 13 | 14 | 10 | |
Number of overused medications/month | NS¤ | |||
mean ±SD | 37.2 ± 28.4 | 36.9 ± 32.4 | 38.2 ± 31 | |
(median) | (38) | (38) | (40) |