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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of three groups (% frequency)

From: Brain morphologic abnormalities in migraine patients: an observational study

 

Migraine without aura (Mean±SD)

Migraine with aura (Mean±SD)

Health Control (Mean±SD)

p

N. patients

14

14

14

 

Age

43.5±3.25

42.36±2.95

42.5±5.17

0.70±

Education

12.96±3.49

13.45±3.28

13.46±3.75

0.91±

Disease Duration (year)

6.78±3.66

5.21±1.31

0.14¥

Attacks per year

22.75±10.03

29.83±11.9

0.10¥

Frequency of attacks (mounth)

1.89±1.18

2.48±1.40

0.24¥

Duration of headache attacks (hours)

2.5±1.2

3.3±1.9

0.19¥

VBM analysis

 Grey Matter

793.83±47.10

814.73±29.10

850.98±46.11

0.003

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. ¥unpaired t-test
  3. ±one-way Anova
  4. SD Standard Deviation, HAM-A Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety, BDI-II Beck Depression Inventory