Table 1 Patients’ demographic and headache characteristics

Gender

 Male

2

2

4

 Female

13

10

23

Age (mean ± sd)

40.13 ± 12.41

45.08 ± 11.60

42.33 ± 12.09

Educational Level

 Primary/Secondary

2

3

5

 High School

4

3

7

 Graduate

9

6

15

Headache at onset

 MWOA

11

10

21

 MWA

2

0

2

 TTH

2

2

4

Age of chronification (mean ± sd)

28.53 ± 9.96

32.25 ± 8.85

30.18 ± 9.49

Overused drugs

 Triptans

7

5

12

 NSAIDs/P

2

0

2

 Combination-analgesics

1

2

3

 Multiple drug classes

5

5

10

Drug prophylaxis

 Monotherapy

9

7

16

 Polytherapy

4

5

9