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Table 1 Patient demographics in aPTH and non-PTH patients one month after injury

From: Post-traumatic headache after mild traumatic brain injury in a one-year follow up study – risk factors and return to work

Variable

aPTH

 

Non-PTH

 

aPTH vs. non-PTH

 

Valid n

 

Valid n

 

p value

Female sex, n (%)

77

36 (46.8)

50

23 (46.0)

0.934

Age in years, mean (SD)

77

41.2 (13.9)

50

37.5 (11.3)

0.110

Education in years, mean (SD)

77

15.6 (4.4)

50

16.1 (3.3)

0.516

Previous migraine, n (%)

77

18 (23.4)

49

3 (6.1)

0.011

Previous other headache, n /(%)

77

35 ( 45.5)

49

17 (34.7)

0.232

Previous depression, n (%)

55

6 (10.9)

36

5 (13.9)

0.747

Previous insomnia, n (%)

77

31 (40.3)

50

10 (20.0)

0.017

Previous use of analgesic drug, n (%)

77

15 (19.5)

50

6 (12.0)

0.268

Traumatic lesion in MRI, n (%)

77

27 (35.1)

50

20 (40.0)

0.574

Wounding skull/face, n (%)

76

65 (85.5)

50

45 (90.0)

0.461

PTA at ED, n (%)

77

66 (85.7)

50

44 (88.0)

0.712

TLOC, n (%)

77

53 (68.8)

50

33 (66.0)

0.739

Headache at ED, n (%)

77

74 (96.1)

49

39 (78.0)

0.003

RPQ median (IQR)

66

13 (6.75-19.00)

43

4 (1.00-9.00)

<0.001

Other pain after injury, n (%)

76

47 (61.0)

49

16 (32.0)

0.001

Insomnia after injury, n (%)

77

47 (61.0)

50

13 (26.0)

<0.001

Vertigo after injury, n (%)

77

45 (58.4)

50

9 (18.0)

<0.001

  1. Continuous variables: one-way ANOVA; dichotomous variables: Pearson Chi–square test
  2. aPTH acute post-traumatic headache; non-PTH no post-traumatic headache; PTA post-traumatic amnesia (retro- and/or anterograde); ED emergency department; LOC loss of consciousness; RPQ The Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire