Table 2 Relation between increase in migraine frequency and increase in migraine severity with different variables (n = 1018)
Variables | Total No. | Increase in migraine days (n = 607) | Test of Sig. | p-value | Increase in migraine severity (n = 653) | Test of Sig. | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||||||
< 20 | 38 | 22 (3.6%) | χ2 = 0.528 | 0.913 | 29 (4.5%) | χ2 = 3.192 | 0.363 |
20–40 | 733 | 438 (72.2%) | 469 (72.2%) | ||||
40–60 | 235 | 141 (23.2%) | 145 (22.3%) | ||||
> 60 | 12 | 6 (1%) | 7 (1.1%) | ||||
Gender | |||||||
Male | 858 | 79 (13%) | χ2 = 8.288* | 0.004* | 82 (12.6%) | χ2 = 13.059* | < 0.001* |
Female | 160 | 528 (87%) | 568 (87.4%) | ||||
Occupation | |||||||
Not working | 208 | 112 (18.5%) | χ2 = 8.702 | 0.069 | 124 (19.1%) | χ2 = 3.971 | 0.563 |
Student | 116 | 60 (9.9%) | 73 (11.2%) | ||||
Part time job | 107 | 67 (11%) | 69 (10.6%) | ||||
Full time job | 526 | 331 (54.5%) | 347 (53.4%) | ||||
Retired | 61 | 37 (6.1%) | 37 (5.7%) | ||||
Marital status | |||||||
Single | 324 | 185 (30.5%) | χ2 = 6.315 | 0.163 | 204 (31.4%) | χ2 = 2.057 | 0.748 |
Married | 629 | 386 (63.6%) | 403 (62.0%) | ||||
Widow | 4 | 4 (0.7%) | 4 (0.6%) | ||||
Divorced | 55 | 30 (4.9%) | 35 (5.4%) | ||||
Other | 6 | 2 (0.3%) | 4 (0.6%) | ||||
Education | |||||||
High school | 456 | 215 (47.1%) | χ2 = 5.413 | 0.179 | 248 (54.3%) | χ2 = 5.688 | 0.099 |
Primary school or less | 282 | 143 (50.7%) | 136 (48.2%) | ||||
University | 280 | 161 (57.4%) | 144 (51.4%) | ||||
Disease onset | |||||||
Mean ± SD. | 8.4 ± 8.7 | U = 114,845.0* | 0.031* | 8.5 ± 8.2 | U = 107,303.50* | 0.006* | |
Median (Min. – Max.) | 6 (1–46) | 6 (1–46) | |||||
Difficulty in getting medications | 256 | 179 (29.5%) | χ2 = 15.058* | < 0.001* | 190 (29.2%) | χ2 = 15.928* | < 0.001* |
Compliance to migraine treatment | |||||||
No | 541 | 277 (45.6%) | χ2 = 34.045* | < 0.001* | 305 (46.9%) | χ2 = 27.940* | < 0.001* |
Yes | 477 | 330 (54.4%) | 345 (53.1%) | ||||
Medication overuse | 597 | 497 (81.9%) | χ2 = 334.634* | < 0.001* | 504 (77.5%) | χ2 = 264.669* | < 0.001* |
Communication with treating physician | |||||||
Did not contact the doctor for the duration of the pandemic | 626 | 425 (70.0%) | χ2 = 66.015 | < 0.001* | 471 (72.1%) | χ2 = 110.693 | < 0.001* |
Contacted treating physician | 392 | 182 (30.0%) | 182 (27.9%) | ||||
Sleep disturbance | 794 | 535 (88.1%) | χ2 = 90.115* | < 0.001* | 562 (86.5%) | χ2 = 75.083* | < 0.001* |
Eating habits disturbance | 593 | 418 (68.9%) | χ2 = 69.618* | < 0.001* | 443 (68.2%) | χ2 = 72.501* | < 0.001* |
Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression | 809 | 523 (86.2%) | χ2 = 42.337* | < 0.001* | 561 (86.3%) | χ2 = 52.838* | < 0.001* |
Increase screen time exposure | 905 | 545 (89.8%) | χ2 = 1.196 | 0.274 | 584 (89.8%) | χ2 = 1.632 | 0.201 |
Working during pandemic | 465 | 295 (48.5%) | χ2 = 3.522* | 0.042* | 312 (48.0%) | χ2 = 3.908* | 0.039* |
Use of alternative/ traditional medicine | 406 | 270 (44.5%) | χ2 = 13.263* | < 0.001* | 283 (43.5%) | χ2 = 10.026* | 0.002* |
Lack of regular exercise | 812 | 544 (66.9%) | χ2 = 12.263* | < 0.001* | 498 (61.3%) | χ2=10.405* | < 0.001* |