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Table 5 SAFA-A and SAFA-S raw scores (mean ± standard deviation) and ANOVA among pain intensity-based groups (migraineurs with MERS)

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

SAFA scales

MP

MoP

SP

F value

P

SAFA-A Ge

10.0 ± 4.6

11.2 ± 5.9

8.8 ± 4.9

1.92

0.15

SAFA-A So

6.7 ± 4.2

7.6 ± 4.2

7.1 ± 3.8

0.35

0.71

SAFA-A Se

8.3 ± 4.7

6.8 ± 4.7

7.6 ± 5.0

0.58

0.55

SAFA-A Sc

8.9 ± 5.7

10.1 ± 5.6

9.3 ± 5.2

0.32

0.72

SAFA-A Tot

33.6 ± 16.0

35.5 ± 14.7

32.6 ± 14.6

0.32

0.72

SAFA-S So

13.0 ± 4.0

15.1 ± 5.3

12.8. ± 6.3

1.46

0.24

SAFA-S Hy

1.7 ± 2.2

1.7 ± 1.1

1.2 ± 1.1

1.53

0.22

SAFA-S Tot

14.7 ± 4.4

16.7 ± 6.0

14.0 ± 6.8

1.70

0.19

  1. MP mild pain; MoP moderate pain; SP severe pain intensity; SAFA, Psychiatric scales for self-administration for youths and adolescents; SAFA-A Ge, “Generalized anxiety” subscale; SAFA-A So, “Social anxiety” subscale; SAFA-A Se, “Separation anxiety” subscale; SAFA-A Sc, “School anxiety” subscale; SAFA-A Tot, “Total anxiety” scale; SAFA-S So, “Somatic symptoms” subscale; SAFA-S Hy, “Hypochondria”; SAFA-S Tot, “Total Somatization”
  2. *P ≤ 0.05