Table 1 Demographic characteristics, employment patterns, and satisfaction with occupation in patients with cluster headache, patients with migraine or TTH, and controls
Cluster headache (n = 143) | Migraine or TTH (n = 38) | Controls (n = 52) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male, n (%) | 124 (86.7) | 32 (84.2) | 43 (82.7) | 0.761 |
Age (year) | 38.1 ± 9.6 | 37.6 ± 10.2 | 35.3 ± 8.9 | 0.193 |
Retirement, n, (%) | 11 (7.7) | 2 (5.3) | 0 (0) | 0.029 |
Employment status, n (%) | 0.001 | |||
Employer/self-employment | 25 (17.6) | 3 (7.9) | 1 (1.9) | |
Employee | 96 (67.6) | 32 (84.2) | 50 (96.2) | |
Freelancer/others | 22 (15.4) | 3 (7.9) | 1 (1.9) | |
Shift working time, n (%) | 0.781 | |||
Daytime only | 96 (67.6) | 25 (65.8) | 34 (65.4) | |
Nighttime only | 5 (3.5) | 3 (7.9) | 2 (3.8) | |
Day & Night time | 23 (16.3) | 5 (13.2) | 6 (11.5) | |
Etc | 18 (12.7) | 5 (13.2) | 10 (19.2) | |
Working hours/ week | 0.151* | |||
40 h | 27 (19.6) | 6 (15.8) | 8 (15.4) | |
40–52 h | 66 (47.8) | 14 (36.8) | 33 (63.5) | |
52–60 h | 23 (16.7) | 11 (28.9) | 5 (9.6) | |
> 60 h | 22 (15.9) | 7 (18.4) | 6 (11.5) | |
Job satisfaction, n (%) | 0.295† | |||
Satisfaction | 77 (64.2) | 16 (51.6) | 33 (64.7) | |
Neutral | 38 (31.7) | 11 (35.5) | 17 (33.3) | |
Dissatisfaction | 5 (4.2) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (2.0) |