Table 1 Sociodemographic and headache characteristics of the participants based on method of recruitment
From: The development and validation of the Cluster Headache Quality of life scale (CHQ)
Characteristic | Total (n = 406) | NHNN (n = 148) | OUCH UK (n = 258) | p values* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean ± SD | 52.4 ± 12.3 | 51.1 ± 12.1 | 53.2 ± 12.4 | 0.109 |
Gender (male: female) | 2.1: 1 | 2.2: 1 | 2.1: 1 | 0.820 |
Marital status, n (%) | 0.079 | |||
Single | 60 (14.9 %) | 25 (16.9 %) | 35 (13.7 %) | |
Married/cohabiting | 304 (75.2 %) | 103 (69.6 %) | 201 (78.5 %) | |
Widowed | 12 (3.0 %) | 4 (2.7 %) | 8 (3.1 %) | |
Divorced/separated | 28 (6.9 %) | 16 (10.8 %) | 12 (4.7 %) | |
Years of education, n (%) | 0.122 | |||
1–11 | 109 (27.4 %) | 45 (31.0 %) | 64 (25.3 %) | |
12–13 | 73 (18.3 %) | 32 (22.1 %) | 41 (16.2 %) | |
14–17 | 167 (42.0 %) | 55 (37.9 %) | 112 (44.3 %) | |
18 + | 49 (12.3 %) | 13 (9.0 %) | 36 (14.2 %) | |
Smokers, n (%) | 186 (45.8 %) | 70 (47.2 %) | 116 (45.0 %) | 0.649 |
Duration since onset of CH (years), mean ± SD | 19.3 ± 11.5 | 18.8 ± 10.7 | 19.6 ± 12.0 | 0.483 |
Duration of CH (minutes), mean ± SD | 46.5 ± 58.8 | 48.6 ± 52.9 | 45.2 ± 62.1 | 0.601 |
Frequency of CH attacks (number/day), mean ± SD | 3.5 ± 2.4 | 3.5 ± 2.1 | 3.5 ± 2.5 | 0.892 |
Severity of CH attacks, n (%) | 0.057 | |||
Mild | 1 (0.2 %) | 1 (0.7 %) | 0 (0.0 %) | |
Moderate | 15 (3.7 %) | 9 (6.1 %) | 6 (2.3 %) | |
Severe | 29 (7.1 %) | 15 (10.1 %) | 14 (5.4 %) | |
Very severe | 61 (15.0 %) | 20 (13.5 %) | 41 (15.9 %) | |
Excruciating | 300 (73.9 %) | 103 (69.6 %) | 197 (76.4 %) |