Migraine predicts physical and pain symptoms among psychiatric outpatients

Table 4 Comparison of the Short-Form 36 subscales and headache indices between outpatients with and without migraine and MDE

	*Total (n = 214)*		*Yes*	No	*Estimated difference* ^a
PF	80.1 ± 20.2	Migraine	71.9 ± 21.8**	84.5 ± 17.9	−11.2**
		MDE	74.4 ± 20.9**	84.7 ± 18.5	−9.4**
RP	39.7 ± 40.2	Migraine	23.7 ± 36.0**	48.4 ± 39.7	−23.7**
		MDE	24.7 ± 34.9**	51.7 ± 40.2	−28.0**
BP	55.1 ± 27.4	Migraine	38.3 ± 24.4**	64.2 ± 24.7	−23.5**
		MDE	43.6 ± 25.6**	64.4 ± 25.4	−20.0**
GH	39.3 ± 21.0	Migraine	31.3 ± 21.5**	43.6 ± 19.5	−11.6**
		MDE	29.7 ± 17.4**	46.9 ± 20.6	−15.9**
VT	31.1 ± 22.0	Migraine	21.6 ± 17.1**	36.3 ± 22.7	−13.2**
		MDE	17.5 ± 13.5**	42.0 ± 21.5	−23.6**
SF	50.9 ± 27.8	Migraine	39.5 ± 23.7**	57.0 ± 28.0	−18.8**
		MDE	36.6 ± 23.2**	62.3 ± 25.9	−25.7**
RE	26.5 ± 37.0	Migraine	11.6 ± 27.7**	34.5 ± 39.0	−22.8**
		MDE	6.0 ± 17.5**	42.9 ± 40.3	−35.4**
MH	34.7 ± 20.0	Migraine	26.8 ± 17.1**	39.0 ± 19.8	−10.9**
		MDE	22.7 ± 12.0**	44.3 ± 19.4	−20.5**
HI	3.3 ± 3.4	Migraine	6.0 ± 3.3**	1.9 ± 2.5
		MDE	4.7 ± 3.4**	2.2 ± 3.0
HF	2.6 ± 2.8	Migraine	4.6 ± 2.6**	1.6 ± 2.2
		MDE	3.9 ± 2.8**	1.6 ± 2.2

PF physical functioning, RP role limitations-physical, BP bodily pain, GH general health perceptions, VT vitality, SF social functioning, RE role limitations-emotional, MH mental health, HI average headache intensity in the past week, HF headache days in the past week, MDE a current major depressive episode.
^aEstimated difference contributed by migraine or a MDE after controlling for five demographic variables. ** p < 0.006.

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