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Table 10 Factors correlated with seeing increased number of physicians prior to diagnosis

From: Cluster headache in Greece: an observational clinical and demographic study of 302 patients

 

Median (Range)

p-value

Number of physicians

CH subtype

 

0.001

 ECH

2 (0–15)

 

 CCH

4 (0–15)

 

Decade of onset

 

0.001

 < 2000

5 (0–15)

 

 2000–2009

3 (0–11)

 

 ≥ 2010

1 (0–10)

 

Upper teeth location of pain

 

0.001

 No

3 (0–15)

 

 Yes

4 (0–15)

 

Jaw location of pain

 

0.001

 No

3 (0–15)

 

 Yes

4 (0–15)

 

Cheek location of pain

 

0.001

 No

2 (0–15)

 

 Yes

5 (0–15)

 

Lower teeth location of pain

 

0.002

 No

3 (0–15)

 

 Yes

5 (0–15)

 

Neck location of pain

 

0.001

 No

3 (0–15)

 

 Yes

5 (0–15)

 

Nose location of pain

 

0.007

 No

3 (0–15)

 

 Yes

5 (0–15)

 

Ear location of pain

 

0.001

 No

3 (0–15)

 

 Yes

5 (1–15)

 

Shoulder location of pain

 

0.001

 No

3 (0–15)

 

 Yes

8 (1–11)

 

Vertex location of pain

 

0.036

 No

3 (0–15)

 

 Yes

4 (0–10)

 

Aggravation by physical activity

 

0.024

 No

2 (0–10)

 

 Yes

3 (0–15)

 

Eyelid oedema

 

0.024

 2 (0–10)

3 (0–15)

 

 2 (0–10)

4 (0–15)

 

Miosis and/or ptosis

 

0.001

 2 (0–10)

2 (0–15)

 

 2 (0–10)

4 (0–15)

 

Spearmans’ rho

 Usual maximum duration of bout

0.208

0.001

 Usual duration of bout

0.224

0.001

 Usual attack frequency

0.220

0.001

 Usual maximum attack frequency

0.310

0.001