Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants
characteristics | All migraine patients (n = 20) | EM (n = 13) | CM (n = 7) | HC (n = 26) | P-value‡ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 28.5 ± 1.6 | 27.8 ± 1.7 | 29.7 ± 3.6 | 26.8 ± 1.4 | 0.428 |
Sex | 6 M, 14 F | 6 M, 7 F | 7 F | 7 M, 19 F | 0.818 |
Disease duration, years | 12.7 ± 1.6 | 12.6 ± 1.9 | 12.9 ± 3.1 | – | NA |
Frequency of migraine attack†| 10.1 ± 1.6 | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 18.0 ± 2.0 | – | NA |
Aura, number | 7 | 5 | 2 | – | NA |
HIT-6 | 65.3 ± 1.3 | 63.7 ± 1.7 | 68.3 ± 1.3 | – | NA |
Ictal thermal pain threshold (°C) | 43.1 ± 1.2 (n = 14) | 41.7 ± 1.8 (n = 8) | 44.9 ± 1.4 (n = 6) | – | NA |
Ictal P.A.I.N.S. (%) | 13.9 ± 2.3 (n = 14) | 14.6 ± 3.2 (n = 8) | 12.8 ± 3.7 (n = 6) | – | NA |
Ictal pain intensity (VAS, 0–10) | 4.7 ± 0.5 (n = 14) | 5.2 ± 0.4 (n = 8) | 4.0 ± 1.0 (n = 6) | – | NA |