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Table 4 Anxiety and somatization symptoms in patients with and without migraine equivalents

From: Migraine equivalents and related symptoms, psychological profile and headache features: which relationship?

 

With migraine equivalents

Without migraine equivalents

 

SAFA scales

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

P

SAFA-A Generalized anxiety

9.7 ± 5.1

6.7 ± 4.4

0.001*

SAFA-A Social anxiety

7.1 ± 4.0

4.9 ± 3.3

0.004*

SAFA-A Separation anxiety

7.6 ± 4.9

5.3 ± 4.5

0.020*

SAFA-A Scholastic anxiety

9.4 ± 5.4

6.8 ± 4.3

0.009*

SAFA-A Total anxiety

33.5 ± 14.9

23.7 ± 12.7

0.001*

SAFA-S Somatic symptoms

13.4 ± 5.6

11.1 ± 3.6

0.028*

SAFA-S Hypochondria

1.4 ± 1.4

1.1 ± 1.1

0.260

SAFA-S Total somatization

14.8 ± 6.0

12.4 ± 4.3

0.024*

  1. *P ≤ 0.05