Demoralization predicts suicidality in patients with cluster headache

Table 1 Demographics and Medical History of Cluster Headache patients and controls

Demographics	Overall Cohort (n = 235)	Cluster (n = 100)	Controls (n = 135)	p-value^a
Age (mean ± SD)	46.1 ± 14.9	45.5 ± 12.3	46.5 ± 16.6	0.57^b
Sex (male; n, %)	130/235 (55.3)	53/100 (53.0)	77/135 (57.0)	0.54^c
Race (Caucasian; n, %)	221/235 (94.0)	94/100 (94.0)	127/135 (94.1)	0.98^c
Currently married; n, %)	138/235 (58.7)	63/100 (63.0)	75/135 (55.6)	0.25^c
Higher Education (finished college; n, %)	203/235 (86.4)	78/100 (78.0)	125/135 (92.6)	0.001^c
Economic^d				0.44^c
High/middle (n, %)	166/235 (70.6)	68/100 (68.0)	98/135 (72.6)
Low	69/235 (29.4)	32/100 (32.0)	37/135 (27.4)
Employed (n, %)	196/235 (83.4)	80/100 (80.0)	116/135 (85.9)	0.23^c
Regular Alcohol Use^e (n, %)	18/235 (4.7)	7/100 (7.0)	11/135 (8.1)	0.57^c
Regular Drug Use^f (n, %)	48/235 (16.7)	32/100 (24.6)	16/135 (10.2)	0.001^c
Psychedelic Mushroom (n, %)	16/235 (5.5)	12/100 (12.0)	4/135 (3.0)	0.007^c
Marijuana (n, %)	99/235 (42.1)	45/100 (45.0)	54/135 (40.0)	0.44^c
Hypertension (n, %)	39/235 (16.6)	10/100 (10.0)	29/135 (21.5)	0.02^c
Diabetes Mellitus (n, %)	15/235 (6.4)	2/100 (2.0)	13/135 (9.6)	0.02^c

^aComparing Cluster headache persons to Controls; superscript letter after p-value indicates type of test used; ^bStudent’s t-test; ^cChi Squared test; ^dFor the economic variable, High ≥ $6000 monthly income; Middle = $3001 to $6000 monthly income; Low ≤ $3000 monthly income; ^eFor History of Regular Alcohol Use: Period of one year when 3 or more drinks at least 3 times per week; ^fFor History of Regular Drug Use: Period of one year when drugs were used weekly, referenced to those that had less than this amount of use

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