Table 2 Burden of headache yesterday by gender
Burden variable | All | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of HY (hr) (mean ± SD; median) | 6.0 ± 4.0; 4.0 | 6.1 ± 4.4; 4.0 | 5.9 ± 4.4; 4.0 |
<1 hr (%) | 13.0 | 11.5 | 13.6 |
1-4 hr (%) | 39.2 | 42.5 | 37.9 |
5-12 hr (%) | 16.4 | 12.6 | 18.0 |
>12 hr (%) | 31.4 | 33.3 | 30.6 |
Intensity of HY (%) | |||
Mild pain | 11.7 | 12.6 | 11.3 |
Moderate pain | 63.4 | 61.0 | 64.5 |
Severe pain | 24.8 | 26.4 | 24.1 |
Limitation of daily activities (%) | |||
None | 26.0 | 28.7 | 24.9 |
Partial | 51.0 | 48.3 | 52.2 |
Complete | 22.9 | 23.0 | 22.9 |
Lost productivity (%) | |||
None | 30.1 | 33.3 | 28.7 |
Did >50% of expected | 30.1 | 23.0 | 33.2 |
Did <50% of expected | 24.2 | 26.4 | 23.3 |
Did nothing | 15.6 | 17.2 | 14.9 |
Used acute medications yesterday (%) | 51.7 | 50.6 | 52.2 |
Simple analgesics | 51.3 | 55.8 | 49.5 |
Combination analgesics | 48.0 | 44.1 | 49.5 |
caffeine-containing | 48.0 | 44.1 | 49.5 |
codeine-containing | 16.9 | 16.8 | 17.1 |
barbiturate-containing | 15.5 | 16.8 | 15.2 |
Triptans | 0.7 | 0 | 1.0 |