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Table 3 Clinical characteristics. Attack duration is for treated attacks. Bout duration and bouts/year only includes ECH

From: Neurobiology and sleep disorders in cluster headache

  

N

Diag.

Sex %M

Age (yrs.)

BMI

CH duration (yrs.)

Attack duration (min.)

Attacks/day

Bout duration (wks.)

Bouts/year

PSG & MSLT

Patients

40

21E 19C

73

44.2 (11.2)

25.7 (4.0)

11.2 (7.4)

35.0 (33.1)

4.6 (1.9)

12.3 (20.3)

1.7 (1.1)

Controls

25

 

64

47.6 (12.1)

24.2 (3.4)

     

HCRT

Patients

26

14E 12C

66

44.3 (11.5)

24.9 (3.8)

10.3 (5.9)

27.2 (18.2)

4.3 (1.8)

14.2 (8.8)

1.6 (0.9)

Controls

27

 

44

32.4 (9.5)

      

HUT

Patients

27

14E 13C

70

44.9 (11.3)

25.4 (3.8)

11.3 (7.8)

37.2 (37.8)

4.4 (1.8)

12.7 (9.2)

1.7 (1.2)

Controls

27

 

70

49.0 (8.3)

24.4 (2.7)

     
  1. Data is presented as means (SD). PSG – polysomnography, MSLT – multi-sleep latency test, HCRT – hypocretin, HUT – head-up tilt table test, E – episodic, C – chronic