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Table 1 Main characteristics at baseline of healthy participants and people with migraine

From: High concurrent validity between digital and analogue algometers to measure pressure pain thresholds in healthy participants and people with migraine: a cross-sectional study

 

Healthy participants

(n = 26)

Migraine (n = 29)

Age (SD)

42.8 (14.3)

47.8 (10.8)

Gender (% female)

18 (69%)

26 (89%)

Days of migraine per month (SD)

n/a

6.8 (4.7)

Episodic migraine %

n/a

21 (72%)

Chronic migraine %

n/a

8 (28%)

HIT- 6a (SD)

42.8 (9.1)

63.3 (7.5)

NPRSb headache severity (SD)

0.3 (0.5)

1.1 (1.4)

Aura (% yes)

n/a

6 (20.7)

  1. a HIT 6: Headache Impact Test is ranging from 36 to 78 points; bNPRS: Numeric Pain Rating Scale ranging from 0 to 10 points; n/a: not applicable