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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for respondents with chronic posttraumatic headache/cervicogenic headache vs. headache attributed to chronic rhinosinusitis. Number (%) unless stated otherwise

From: Excessive daytime sleepiness in secondary chronic headache from the general population

 

Posttraumatic/cervicogenic headache (N = 47)

Rhinosinusitis headache (N = 39)

p-value

Age, mean (SD)

38.9 (4.2)

38.9 (3.8)

0.97

Gender

  

0.09

 Female

34 (72)

34 (87)

 

 Male

13 (28)

5 (13)

 

Education, highest attained

  

0.37

  < 11 years

9 (19)

6 (15)

 

 11–15 years

27 (57)

25 (64)

 

  > 15 years

11 (24)

8 (21)

 

Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD)

27.6 (5.3)a

25.5 (4.5)b

0.08

Daily smoker

  

0.61

 No

16 (36)

16 (41)

 

 Yes

29 (64)

23 (59)

 

Concomitant migraine

  

0.23

 No

29 (62)

19 (49)

 

 Yes

18 (38)

20 (51)

 

Medication-overuse

  

0.65

 No

24 (51)

18 (46)

 

 Yes

23 (49)

21 (54)

 

Number of headache days past 3 months

  

0.001

  < 90 (Q1-Q3)

24 (53)

32 (89)

 

  ≥ 90 (Q4)

21 (47)

4 (11)

 

MIDAS score (grade)

  

0.038

 0–20 (Little/no to moderate disability)

9 (22)

15 (45)

 

  > 20 (Severe disability)

31 (78)

18 (55)

 

Epworth sleepiness scale score, mean (SD)

6.8 (4.5)

7.3 (4.2)

0.60

Excessive daytime sleepiness (ESS score > 10)

  

0.63

 No

37 (79)

29 (74)

 

 Yes

10 (21)

10 (26)

 
  1. a n = 36, b n = 35