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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Migraine treatment and healthcare costs: retrospective analysis of the China Health Insurance Research Association (CHIRA) database

 

Adults with migraine (N = 10,652)

Age, years, mean (SD)

51.4 (15.8)

Age category, years, n (%)

 18–29

958 (9.0)

 30–39

1736 (16.3)

 40–49

2222 (20.9)

 50–59

2243 (21.1)

 ≥60

3493 (32.8)

Female, n (%)

5902 (55.4)

Insurance type, n (%)

 UEBMI

7675 (72.1)

 URBMI

2977 (27.9)

Comorbiditiesa, n (%)

 Major depressive disorder

442 (4.1)

 Insomnia

402 (3.8)

 Anxiety

248 (2.3)

 Epilepsy

46 (0.4)

 Fremitus

17 (0.2)

Hospital level of first visitb, n (%)

(n = 9982)

 Primary

6686 (67.0)

 Secondary

1384 (13.9)

 Tertiary

1912 (19.2)

Department of tertiary hospital first visitb, n (%)

(n = 979)

 Neurology

402 (41.1)

 Traditional Chinese medicine

130 (13.3)

 Internal medicine

128 (13.1)

 Emergency room

68 (6.9)

 Other

251 (25.6)

  1. CHIRA China Health Insurance Research Association, SD standard deviation, UEBMI Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance, URBMI Urban Residents Basic Medical Insurance
  2. aIncidence of predefined comorbidities recorded in the period 2016–2017 in the CHIRA database
  3. bFirst migraine-related visit in the period 2016–2017 in the CHIRA database