Table 1 Descriptive statistics of clinical and demographic characteristics of migraine patients between attacks in the sham and real group
|  | Real (n = 18) | Sham (n = 18) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Women (n) | 13 | 11 | 0.495 |
Age (years) | 28.6 ± 7.6 | 26.9 ± 4.9 | 0.430 |
Duration of migraine history (years) | 15.6 ± 8.3 | 12.4 ± 7.0 | 0.220 |
Attack frequency/month (n) | 5.0 ± 3.2 | 3.9 ± 2.1 | 0.231 |
Attack duration (hours) | 17.1 ± 17.4 | 18.1 ± 14.8 | 0.854 |
Visual analogue scale (n) | 7.0 ± 0.7 | 6.6 ± 1.2 | 0.230 |
Days from the last migraine attack (n) | 8.5 ± 8.5 | 11.7 ± 13.0 | 0.388 |
Family history of migraine (%) | 51.4 | 48.6 | 0.210 |
Acute medication intake/month (n) | 2.0 ± 1.9 | 2.0 ± 1.8 | 0.996 |