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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of participants

From: Altered muscle activity during rest and during mental or physical activity is not a trait symptom of migraine - a neck muscle EMG study

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Control (n=28)

Episodic migraine (n=43)

Chronic migraine (n=31)

Age [mean (SD)/range]

43.3 (12.2)/23-70

39.12 (12.2)/18-60

39.3 (13.8)/20-68

Gender [female / male]

21 / 7

38 / 5

30 / 1

Duration of disease (years) [mean (SD)]

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17.3 (10.7)

15.0 (15.3)

Intensity (0-10) [mean (SD)]

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6.5 (1.6)

6.9 (1.7)

Frequency (days per month) [mean (SD)]

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7 (4)

22 (5)

MIDAS [mean (SD)]

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35.8 (31.4)

68.5 (61.6)

NDI [mean (SD)]

3.0 (3.1)

12.0 (6.1)

16.6 (6.1)

PHQ [mean (SD)]

3.7 (3.9)

6.9 (3.8)

8.7 (4.4)

Days since last headache [mean (SD)]

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4 (6)

2 (3)

Days until next headache [mean (SD)]

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5 (8)

1 (2)

  1. MIDAS migraine disability assessment test, NDI neck disability index, PHQ patient health questionnaire, SD standard deviation