Table 1 Headache characteristics of study group
Gender | Female | 710 (85 %) |
|---|---|---|
Male | 125 (15 %) | |
Age | Age | 36,8 ± 13,5 |
Headache characteristics | Duration of illness (months) | 60 (18–120) |
Headache frequency (days/month) | 25 (16–30) | |
Headache duration (hours) | 12 (4–24) | |
Headache intensity (VAS) | 8 (7–9) | |
Quality of headache (n = 817) | Throbbing headache | 631 (77.2 %) |
Pressing | 112 (13.7 %) | |
Dull | 45 (5.5 %) | |
Others | 29 (3.5 %) | |
Headache localization (n = 811) | Unilateral | 320 (39.5 %) |
Bifrontal | 87 (10.7 %) | |
Generalized | 120 (14.8 %) | |
Sub-occipital | 110 (13.6 %) | |
Others | 198 (21.4 %) | |
Accompanying symptoms | Phonophobia (n = 792) | 635 (80.2 %) |
Nausea (n = 789) | 612 (77.6 %) | |
Photophobia (n = 787) | 560 (71.2 %) | |
Vomiting (n = 738) | 302 (40.9 %) | |
Osmophobia (n = 238) | 127 (53.4 %) | |
Dizziness (n = 661) | 116 (17.5 %) | |
Vertigo (n = 641) | 92 (14.4 %) |