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Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Population

From: Interrelations between migraine-like headache and persistent post-traumatic headache attributed to mild traumatic brain injury: a prospective diary study

Variable

Persistent PTH (n = 64)

Age, mean (SD), y

34.0 (11.1)

Male/Female, %

23/77

Body Mass Index, mean (SD), kg/m2

26.2 (5.6)

Current Employment Status, %

 Full-time employed

22

 Part-time employed

53

 Unemployed

22

 Retired

3

Education

 Years of education, mean (SD), y

14.8 (2.9)

Level of education, %

 No completed education besides secondary school or high school

17

 Skilled labor

28

 Bachelor’s degree

27

 Higher education

28

Injury Cause, %

 Fall

28

 Motor vehicle collision

27

 Sports-related injury

20

 Violence/assault

5

 Other unintentional injury

20

Months with Headache attributed to Mild TBI, mean (SD), months

61.3 (60.0)

Family History of Migraine, %

32

Headache Frequency, mean (SD)

 Monthly headache days of any intensity

26.3 (2.9)

 Monthly headache days of moderate to severe intensity

19.7 (6.6)

Acute Medication Use

Current Acute Medication Use, No. of subjects (%)

58 (91)

Triptans

 Current or previous use, No. of subjects (%)

30 (47)

 Lack of efficacy, No. of subjects (%)

17 (57)

Prevention Medication Use

History of Preventive Medication Use, No. of subjects

49

 No drug failures, %

14

 Failure of ≥1 drug, %

86

 Failure of ≥2 drugs, %

55

 Failure of ≥3 drugs, %

37

 Failure of ≥4 drugs, %

20

Treatment Naïve, No. of subjects

15

Current Preventive Medication Use, No. of subjects

29