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Table 1 Background and headache-related data for participants in the present study: Counts or mean (SD)

From: Sleep quality, arousal and pain thresholds in migraineurs: a blinded controlled polysomnographic study

 

C (n=34)

INT (n=33)

PRE (n=9)

POST (n=8)

Age (years)

39.6 (13.7)

36.4 (12.9)

41.7 (11.3)

41.1 (11.2)

Sex: F, M

20, 14

25, 8

6, 3

7, 1

BMI (kg/m2)

25.3 (3.4)

23.5 (3.1)

26.2 (4.8)

24.1 (2.8)

Coffeinated beverages (cups per day)

4.0 (3.5)

2.3 (2.3)

4.2 (3.0)

3.8 (2.6)

Alcohol: 0 (never) to 5 (4 or more per week)

2.9 (1.0)

2.2 (1.2)**

2.1 (1.2)

1.8 (1.2)*

Nicotine: yes, no

6, 28

28, 5

6, 3

7, 1

Days since last menstruation

18.9 (8.6)

14.2 (7.6)

15.0 (13.9)

13.8 (10.1)

Married or common-law partner, single

25, 9

19, 14

9, 0#

7, 1

HAD depression score (0–21)1

1.6 (2.1)

2.5 (2.5)

2.1 (2.0)

2.1 (2.0)

HAD anxiety score (0–21)1

2.9 (2.6)

5.7 (3.0)***

4.7 (2.7)*

6.1 (4.4)

MA, MwoA

na

9, 24

2,7

3, 5

Migraine time in diary (h/day)

na

1.4 (1.9)

1.5 (1.4)

2.1 (1.4)

Headache frequency (1–4)

na

2.2 (0.8)

2.2 (0.4)

2.3 (0.7)

Headache intensity (1–4)

na

2.6 (0.5)

2.2 (0.7)

2.5 (0.5)

Migraine duration (years)

na

20.0 (15.1)

24.2 (10.7)

23.3 (12.4)

Photophobia (0–2)

na

1.1 (0.3)

1.2 (0.7)

1.4 (0.5)

Phonophobia (0–2)

na

1.0 (0.5)

0.9 (0.8)

1.3 (0.7)

  1. C: controls. INT: Interictal migraine, PRE: Preictal migraine. POST: Postictal migraine. C-INT, INT-PRE and INT-POST differences were all non-significant. na: not available. Mann–Whitney U-test): *p<0.05, **p<0.005 ***, p<0.001 (in comparison to controls) # p<0.05 (in comparison to interictal group). 1Sum of seven questions about depression and anxiety symptoms respectively during the last week from the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaire.
  2. Significant differences are emphasized with bold types.