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Table 1 Demographics and baseline characteristics of survey participants (physicians)

From: Physician and patient preferences for dosing options in migraine prevention

 

Physicians (N = 400)

Age, years, mean (range)

49 (23–74)

Women, %

75

Ethnicity, %

 White/Caucasian

67

 Asian/Pacific Islander

24

 Hispanic/Latino

3

 Black/African American

3

Years in practice, year

16.5

Patient volume, number of patients per month

 Adult patients

379

 Adult patient with migraine

84

Patient type, %

 CM (≥15 headache days/month)

20

 High-frequency EM (10–14 headache days/month)

23

 Moderate-frequency EM (5–9 headache days/month)

30

Patient insurance, %

 Private/commercial

53

 Medicare Part D

24

 Medicaid

8

 ACA

8

 VA/TRICARE

4

Practice setting, %

 Office-based

87

 Hospital-based

13

  1. ACA, Affordable Care Act; CM, chronic migraine; EM, episodic migraine; VA Veterans Affairs