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Table 2 Demographics, headache characteristics, and associated symptoms in subjects with TTH according to the presence of RLS

From: Restless legs syndrome and tension-type headache: a population-based study

 

TTH subjects with RLS

TTH subjects without RLS

 

P

N = 34

N = 536

 

Demographics

   

 Mean age ± SD (years)

46.4 ± 13.3

42.5 ± 13.7

0.108

 Women, N (%)

20 (58.8)

282 (52.6)

0.482

Headache characteristics

   

 Bilateral pain, N (%)

23 (67.6)

351 (65.5)

0.797

 Non-pulsating quality, N (%)

16 (47.1)

211 (39.4)

0.374

 Mild-to-moderate severity, N (%)

34 (100.0)

526 (98.1)

0.422

 Non-aggravation by movement, N (%)

22 (64.7)

429 (80.0)

0.033

Associated symptoms

   

 Photophobia, N (%)

5 (14.7)

41 (7.6)

0.143

 Phonophobia, N (%)

9 (26.5)

172 (32.1)

0.495

 Osmophobia, N (%)

7 (20.6)

88 (16.4)

0.527

Mood

   

 Anxiety

7 (20.6)

47 (8.8)

0.022

 Depression

5 (14.7)

19 (3.5)

0.002

Headache frequency per month

2.3 ± 3.5

1.9 ± 4.9

0.054

VAS score for headache intensity

5.1 ± 2.0

4.3 ± 1.8

0.038

  1. RLS Restless legs syndrome, TTH Tension-type headache, VAS Visual Analogue Scale