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Table 1 Subject Characteristics

From: Individual pain sensitivity is associated with resting-state cortical activities in healthy individuals but not in patients with migraine: a magnetoencephalography study

   Healthy control
(N = 27) 		Episodic migraine
(N = 30)
Age   39.9 ± 9.8 37.0 ± 10.2
Sex   6 M/21F 5 M/25F
MPPT (g) V1 85.3 ± 33.5 103.5 ± 32.2*
T1 87.3 ± 42.8 80.3 ± 26.8
HADS-A   3.4 ± 2.5 6.8 ± 3.6*
HADS-D   3.3 ± 2.9 8.0 ± 5.9*
Headache frequency (/month)   – 6.0 ± 2.9
MIDAS   – 27.0 ± 28.5
  1. MPPT Mechanical punctate pain threshold, V1 Left supraorbital (the first branch of trigeminal nerve dermatome), T1 Proximal medio-ventral forearm (the first thoracic nerve dermatome), HADS-A The anxiety subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, HADS-D The depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, MIDAS Migraine Disability Assessment. *, p < 0.05
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The Journal of Headache and Pain

ISSN: 1129-2377

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