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Table 2 Sociodemographic and headache characteristics by menstrual group in women with episodic migraine who are actively menstruating: results from the AMPP 2009 Survey

From: Burden of migraine related to menses: results from the AMPP study

 

All (N = 1,697)

Stratified by Menstrual Group

Self-reported predominantly Menstrual Migraine (MM) (N = 93)

Self-reported Menstrually associated migraine (MAM) (N = 913)

Self-reported Menstrually unrelated migraine (MUM) (N = 691)

Age, years

        

<30

196

11.6%

10

10.7%

103

11.3%

83

12.0%

30-39

554

32.6%

22

23.7%

289

31.6%

243

35.2%

40-49

748

44.1%

44

47.3%

410

44.9%

294

42.6%

50-60

199

11.7%

17

18.3%

111

12.2%

71

10.3%

Race

        

White

1495

88.1%

77

82.8%

811

88.8%

607

87.8%

Black

118

7.0%

11

11.8%

59

6.5%

48

6.9%

Asian, Pacific Islander

28

1.6%

2

2.2%

13

1.4%

13

1.9%

Other

27

1.6%

1

1.1%

17

1.9%

9

1.3%

Unknown

29

1.7%

2

2.2%

13

1.4%

14

2.0%

Education 1

        

High school grad or less

375

22.1%

25

26.9%

176

19.3%

174

25.2%

Some college

412

24.3%

22

23.7%

216

23.7%

174

25.2%

Bachelor degree

639

37.6%

29

31.2%

373

40.8%

237

34.3%

Graduate degree

240

14.1%

14

15.1%

133

14.6%

93

13.5%

Unknown

31

1.8%

3

3.2%

15

1.6%

13

1.9%

Current Employment Status 2

        

Full-time

958

56.2%

47

50.5%

520

57.2%

391

56.6%

Part-time

269

16.1%

22

23.7%

154

16.9%

93

13.5%

Unemployed

248

14.3%

13

14.0%

113

12.4%

122

17.7%

Other

218

13.2%

11

11.8%

122

13.4%

85

12.3%

Annual Household Income 3

        

<$22,500

248

14.6%

16

17.2%

108

11.8%

124

17.9%

$22,500-$39,999

321

18.9%

16

17.2%

176

19.3%

129

18.7%

$40,000-$59,999

403

23.7%

18

19.4%

225

24.6%

160

23.2%

$60,000-$89,999

331

19.5%

16

17.2%

196

21.5%

119

17.2%

≥$90,000

394

23.2%

27

29.0%

208

22.8%

159

23.0%

Body Mass Index

        

Underweight

81

4.8%

1

1.1%

45

4.9%

35

5.1%

Normal

571

33.6%

27

29.0%

328

35.9%

216

31.3%

Overweight

431

25.4%

28

30.1%

233

25.5%

170

24.6%

Obese

614

36.2%

37

39.8%

307

33.6%

270

39.1%

Headache Types 4

        

1

455

26.8%

42

45.2%

225

24.6%

188

27.2%

2

772

45.5%

32

34.4%

432

47.3%

308

44.6%

≥3

413

24.3%

12

12.9%

232

25.4%

169

24.5%

Unknown

57

3.4%

7

7.5%

24

2.6%

26

3.8%

Age of Onset – most severe headache 5

        

<15

351

20.7%

13

14.0%

218

23.9%

120

17.4%

15-19

316

18.6%

15

16.1%

182

19.9%

119

17.2%

20-24

272

16.0%

5

5.4%

143

15.7%

124

17.9%

25-29

190

11.2%

11

11.8%

97

10.6%

82

11.9%

≥30

384

22.6%

32

34.4%

192

21.0%

160

23.2%

Unknown

184

10.8%

17

18.3%

81

8.9%

86

12.5%

  1. 1 – Chi -square p = 0.035 for education level, when include unknowns p = 0.064.
  2. 2 – Chi-square p = 0.019 for employment status; “Unemployed” encompasses reported unemployed and those on medical leave. “Other” includes homemaker, retired, student, volunteer and other. Self-employed was included in the full time employed group.
  3. 3 – Chi-square p = 0.028 for household income.
  4. 4 – Chi-square p < 0.001 for headache type (including/excluding unknowns).
  5. 5 – Chi-square p = 0.001 for age of onset of most severe headache type (including/excluding unknowns).