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Table 1 Demographic and baseline characteristics of included charts (n = 42) and excluded charts (n = 26)

From: Positive effects of the progestin desogestrel 75 μg on migraine frequency and use of acute medication are sustained over a treatment period of 180 days

Demographics

Included patients n = 42

Drop-out group n = 26

P - value

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

35.1 (8.9)

31.1 (9.8)

0.64

Height (cm)

165.7 (6.5)

166.2 (5.7)

0.78

Weight (kg)

60.6 (8.4)

61.6 (9.0)

0.37

Systolic blood pressure (mmHG)

119.9 (12.6)

114.7 (26.1)

0.19

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHG)

73.7 (9.9)

75.7 (9.6)

0.91

Baseline characteristics

   

Migraine days per month

5.8 (4.3)

6.6 (3.6)

0.62

Headache Intensity /month

15.7 (7.6)

20.3 (9.5)

0.28

Age of migraine onset

22.4 (5.2)

24.2 (7.2)

0.42

Triptan users

12.3 (15.0)

12.1 (11.7)

0.71

MIDAS: Headache days

25.2 (17.2)

23.0 (12.8)

0.37

MIDAS: (Pain intensity)

6.4 (1.7)

6.7 (1.6)

0.57

MIDAS: Grade

3.5 (0.7)

3.3 (0.8)

0.38

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

 

Migraine with aura

10 (24)

10 (38)

0.19

Migraine without aura

32 (76)

16 (61.1)