Fluctuations in local and widespread mechanical sensitivity throughout the migraine cycle: a prospective longitudinal study

Table 1 Baseline characteristics for people with migraine and healthy participants

	People with migraine (n = 19)	Healthy participants (n = 19)
Age in years	47.3 (11.7)	47.5 (11.8)
Sex: female (%)	16 (84.2%)	16 (84.2%)
Hand dominance: right (%)	16 (84.2%)	18 (94.7%)
Years with migraine^a	30.0 (12.0–34.0)	N/A
Migraine days/month^a	5.0 (4.0–10.0)	N/A
Episodic migraine (%)	14 (73.7%)
Chronic migraine (%)	5 (23.3%)
Side of migraine (%)
Dominantly left	7 (36.8%)	N/A
Dominantly right	9 (47.4%)
Bilateral	3 (15.8%)
Aura: yes (%)	6 (31.6)	N/A
Pain intensity (NPRS), interictal phase^a	0.0 (0.0–1.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)
Central Sensitization Inventory	32.7 (11.1)	20.0 (11.2)*
Allodynia Symptom Checklist-12 items	3.4 (2.4)	0.6 (2.1)*
Headache Impact Test-6 item	62.3 (8.9)	44.4 (10.2)*
Pain medication (NSAIDs or paracetamol) used in last month: yes (%)	12 (63.2%)	0
Prophylactic medication used in the last month: yes (%)	8 (42.1%)	0
Beta-blockers	7 (36.8%)
Antidepressants	1 (5.3%)
Triptans used in last month: yes (%)	16 (84.2%)	0

Values are presented as mean (SD) for continuous data and as percentages for categorical data unless stated otherwise. ^aData are presented as median and interquartile range. N/A not applicable, NPRS numeric pain rating scale, NSAIDs non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. * = Significant difference between groups (p < 0.05)

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