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Table 2 Demographic data of all the patients, as well as the subgroups with and without analgesic overuse

From: Prevalence of medication overuse headache in an interdisciplinary pain clinic

 

Overall population

Analgesic overuse

No analgesic overuse

p-value

 

n = 178

n = 138

n = 40

 

Age (y, mean ± SD)

46 ± 13

46 ± 12

42 ± 14

ns

Sex male/ female

85/ 93

65/ 73

20/ 20

ns

History of migration ( n)

111

95

16

0.012

Duration of pain disorder ( y)

7.8 ± 9.2

7.7 ± 8.9

8.0 ± 9.9

ns

Accident ( n)

53

43

11

ns

Depression ( n)

82

74

8

0.002

Anxiety ( n)

22

18

4

ns