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Table 1 Population variables

From: Contraceptive-induced amenorrhoea leads to reduced migraine frequency in women with menstrual migraine without aura

 

Amenorrhoea (n = 23)

Menstruation/withdrawal bleeding (n = 26)

p-value

Continuous variables 1

Median

 

Age at migraine onset

18

18

0.92

Age at menstrual migraine onset

25

22

0.48

Duration of hormonal contraceptive use (months)

48

24

0.02

Dichotomous variables 2

n (%)

 

Migraine prophylaxis, n (%)

1 (4)

3 (12)

0.42

Triptan use, n (%)

15 (65)

14 (54)

0.44

Ever consulted a neurologist for migraine, n (%)

8 (35)

8 (31)

0.78

Endometriosis

2 (9)

0 (0)

0.22

  1. 1Independent samples median test. 2Fischers exact mid-p test.