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Table 1 Baseline chracteristics and headache-related data: counts or mean (SD)

From: Sleep-related and non-sleep-related migraine: interictal sleep quality, arousals and pain thresholds

 

C (n = 34)

SM 1 (n = 15)

NSM 1 (n = 18)

Age (years)

39.6 (13.7)

39.4 (14.3)

33.9 (11.4)

Sex: F/M

20/14

10/5

15/3

BMI (kg/m2)

25.3 (3.4)

23.6 (2.8)

23.4 (3.4) 3

Caffeine beverages (cups per day)

4.0 (3.5)

2.7 (2.2)

1.9 (2.4) 4

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

2.9 (1.0)

2.3 (1.4)

2.1 (1.1) 4

Nicotine: yes/no

6/28

2/13

3/15

Physical activity2

1.8 (1.2)

1.6 (0.9)

2.1 (1.4)

Days since last menstruation

18.9 (8.6)

16.0 (7.4)

13.3 (7.9)

Oral contraceptives: yes/no

7/13

5/5

5/10

Married or common-law partner/single

25/9

7/8

12/6

MA/MwoA

 

10/5

14/4

Headache time in diary (h/day)

 

1.7 (1.5)

2.0 (2.3)

Migraine time in diary (h/day)

 

0.8 (1.0)

1.8 (2.3)

Triptan days (0–14)

 

1.9 (2.3)

1.5 (2.4)

Analgesic days (0–14)

 

1.1 (1.6)

1.9 (2.3)

Headache days last 3 months

 

7.6 (7.6)

6.3 (3.3)

Headache intensity (1–4)

 

2.7 (0.5)

2.6 (0.5)

Migraine duration (years)

 

24.3 (17.7)

16.5 (12.0)

Photophobia (0–2)

 

1.1 (0.4)

1.1 (0.3)

Phonophobia (0–2)

 

0.9 (0.6)

1.1 (0.4)

  1. Controls (C), SM: Sleep-related migraine attack group, and NSM: none-sleep-related migraine attack group.
  2. 1SM and NSM are the corresponding interictal subgroups (background data for interictal PSG and pain threshold variables reported in Table 3).
  3. 2(0: seldom), 1:1-2x/week, 2:3x/week; sum of exercise and walking to workplace scores.
  4. 3 NSM or SM ≠ C (p < 0.05). 4NSM or SM ≠ C (p <0.01).
  5. Pearson chi-square test, Fisher exact test or Mann–Whitney U-test.
  6. Significant differences are emphasized with bold types.