Table 2 Quality of life (WHOQOL-8 score) and willingness to pay according to headache type, frequency and intensity
From: The burden of headache disorders in Nepal: estimates from a population-based survey
| Â | WHOQOL-8 score | Willingness to pay (NPR/month) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | Median [IQR] | p a | Mean ± SD | Median [IQR] | p a | |
Headache type | ||||||
 Migraine | 26.7 ± 3.9 | 27.0 [24.0–29.0] | <0.001 | 1144 ± 2755 | 250 [100–250] | 0.013 |
 Tension-type headache | 28.2 ± 3.7 | 28.0 [26.0–30.0] | 1074 ± 2673 | 200 [60–200] | ||
 Probable medication-overuse headache | 25.7 ± 4.2 | 26.0 [23.0–29.0] | 2031 ± 3960 | 500 [150–2000] | ||
Headache frequency (days/month) | ||||||
 1–3 | 27.7 ± 3.9 | 28.0 [25.0–30.0] | <0.001 | 1056 ± 2760 | 200 [80–800] | <0.001 |
 4–14 | 26.8 ± 3.7 | 27.0 (24.0–27.0) | 1301 ± 2273 | 300 [150–1500) | ||
  ≥ 15 | 25.8 ± 4.0 | 26.0 (23.0–26.0) | 1493 ± 3428 | 300 [150–1050) | ||
Headache intensity | ||||||
 Not bad | 28.7 ± 4.0 | 29.0 [26.0–32.0] | <0.001 | 1252 ± 4084 | 200 [50–900] | <0.001 |
 Quite bad | 27.6 ± 3.5 | 28.0 [26.0–30.0] | 977 ± 2013 | 250 [100–800] | ||
 Very bad | 26.1 ± 4.1 | 26.0 [23.0–29.0] | 1.322 ± 2690 | 300 [110–1200] | ||