Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in female migraineurs with and without menstrual migraine
Menstrual migraine (MM) n = 78 | Non-menstrual migraine (nMM) n = 48 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
mean (±SD) | mean (±SD) | p | |
Migraine frequency (days/month) | 4.1 (4.5) | 2.2 (2.3) | 0.008 |
Migraine pain intensity (NRS 0–10)a | 7.9 (1.3) | 7.8 (1.5) | 0.27 |
HIT-6 score | 60.4 (6.3) | 57.8 (6.8) | 0.035 |
MIDAS score | 15.9 (19.3) | 12.4 (16.1) | 0.33 |
Self-reported menstrual pain (NRS 0–10)a | 4.3 (2.9) | 3.6 (2.7) | 0.23 |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Migraine attack duration | |||
4- < 24 h | 23 (29.5) | 25 (52.1) | |
24 h- < 72 h | 37 (47.4) | 20 (41.7) | |
> 72 h | 18 (23.1) | 3 (6.3) | 0.017 |
Employed | 60 (76.9) | 36 (75.0) | 0.81 |
Higher education | 46 (59.7) | 28 (58.3) | 0.88 |
Menorrhagia | 24 (30.8) | 17 (35.4) | 0.59 |
Migraine prophylaxis | 8 (10.3) | 1 (2.1) | 0.26 |