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Table 1 Patient demographic and clinical characteristics (physician reported)

From: A global real-world assessment of the impact on health-related quality of life and work productivity of migraine in patients with insufficient versus good response to triptan medication

Characteristic

TIRs

(n = 483)

TRs

(n = 930)

All

(n = 1413)

p-valuea

Mean age, years (±SD)

42.6 (±13.1)

40.5 (±12.8)

41.2 (±13.0)

0.003

Female, n (%)

368 (76.2)

649 (69.8)

1017 (72.0)

0.011

Country

   

0.004

 France

85 (17.6)

110 (11.8)

195 (13.8)

 

 Germany

93 (19.3)

189 (20.3)

282 (20.0)

 

 Italy

46 (9.5)

71 (7.6)

117 (8.3)

 

 Spain

61 (12.6)

97 (10.4)

158 (11.2)

 

 UK

52 (10.8)

103 (11.1)

155 (11.0)

 

 USA

146 (30.2)

360 (38.7)

506 (35.8)

 

Treating physician specialityb

   

0.061

 PCP/GP

327 (67.7)

674 (72.5)

1001 (70.8)

 

 Neurologist

156 (32.3)

256 (27.5)

412 (29.2)

 

Concomitant conditions, n (%)

    

 Anxiety

145 (30.0)

167 (18.0)

312 (22.1)

< 0.001

 Stress

83 (17.2)

113 (12.2)

196 (13.9)

0.009

 Depression

95 (19.7)

85 (9.1)

180 (12.7)

< 0.001

 Sleeping disorder, n (%)

40 (8.3)

36 (3.9)

76 (5.4)

< 0.001

Current cardiovascular risk, n (%)c

   

< 0.001

 Mild

364 (80.0)

757 (87.3)

1121 (84.8)

 

 Moderate

81 (17.8)

103 (11.9)

184 (13.9)

 

 Severe

10 (2.2)

7 (0.8)

17 (1.3)

 

Cardiovascular risk at start of acute migraine medication, n (%)c

   

0.003

 Mild

355 (80.7)

727 (87.5)

1082 (85.1)

 

 Moderate

71 (16.1)

92 (11.1)

163 (12.8)

 

 Severe

14 (3.2)

12 (1.4)

26 (2.0)

 

Current cardiovascular condition, n (%)

109 (22.6)

142 (15.3)

251 (17.8)

< 0.001

Past cardiovascular condition, n (%)

106 (21.9)

125 (13.4)

231 (16.3)

< 0.001

Employment characteristics

    

 Currently employed, n (%)

318 (68.7)

633 (69.6)

951 (69.3)

0.739

 Mean No. of hours worked/per week (SD)

36.6 (9.5)

36.6 (9.6)

36.6 (9.6)

0.951

 Mean No. of work days missed because of doctors’ appointments, (±SD)d

1.09 (±1.88)

0.60 (±2.28)

0.76 (±2.17)

< 0.001

 Mean No. of work days missed because of migraine, (±SD)d

2.12 (±3.81)

0.89 (±2.43)

1.29 (±3.01)

< 0.001

  1. aP-values from test of two group difference: t-test for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables. bPhysician currently managing the patient. cSubjective opinion of the physician.dDuring the past 3 months
  2. SD = standard deviation; TIR = triptan insufficient responder; TR = triptan responder
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