Table 1 Comparison between patient who used TM and who did not use 3 months before presentation to headache clinic
From: Use of traditional medicine for primary headache disorders in Kuwait
Socio demographic data and Characters of primary headache | Total Sample (n = 279) Mean (SD)/No (%) | Patients Used TM (n = 194) Mean (SD)/No (%) | Patients did not use TM* (n = 85) Mean (SD)/No (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Age | 40.32 ± 11.75 | 40.42 ± 11.17 | 40.09 ± 11.75 | 0.83 |
Mean Age at onset | 23.06 ± 10.19 | 24.24 + 10.67 | 20.38 ± 8.47 | 0.003* |
Mean disease duration | 17.08 ± 12.01 | 19.26 + 13.13 | 16.12 ± 11.39 | 0.044* |
Gender | ||||
 Female | 222 (79.6) | 156 (70.3) | 66 (29.7) | 0.79 |
 Male | 75 (20.4) | 39 (86.4) | 18 (31.6) |  |
Education | ||||
 University | 77 (27.6) | 24 (28.6) | 53 (27.2) |  |
 High school | 123 (44.1) | 40 (47.6) | 83 (42.6) | 0.54 |
 Primary school | 79 (28.3) | 20 (23.8) | 59 (30.3) |  |
Diagnosis | ||||
 Episodic Migraine | 125 (44.8) | 113 (90.4) | 12 (9.6) |  |
 Tension Type | 89 (31.9) | 28 (31.5) | 61 (68.5) | 0.047* |
 Headache | 35(12.5) | 35 (100) | 0 |  |
 Chronic Headache | 30 (10.8) | 19 (63.3) | 11 (36.7) |  |
 Others as TAC | ||||
Frequency of headache/month | 7.99 + 6.83 | 9.66 + 7.39 | 4.14 + 2.72 | 0.001* |
Mean Duration of headache in hours | 38.51 + 26.78 | 41.23 + 27.76 | 32.19 + 23.29 | .0009* |
Mean Number of analgesics/Month | 7.71 + 7.04 | 8.23 + 7.70 | 3.18 + 3.06 | 0.001* |
Severity of headache | ||||
 Mild | 32(11.5) | 0 | 32 (100) |  |
 Moderate | 165(59.1) | 117 (70.9) | 48 (29.1) | 0.001* |
 Severe | 82(29.4) | 78 (95.1) | 4 (4.9) |  |
Used treatment for headache | 76 (27.2) | 72 (36.9) | 4 (4.8) | |
 No drugs | 72 (25.8 | 48 (24.6) | 24 (28.6) | 0.001* |
 Prophylactic treatment | 131 (47) | 75 (38.5) | 56 (66.7) |  |
 Symptomatic treatment | ||||