Table 3 Patient demographics and characteristics in patients with persistent and recovered-acute post-traumatic headache three months after injury
Variable | pPTH | r-aPTH | pPTH vs. r-aPTH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valid n | Valid n | P value | |||
Female sex, n (%) | 17 | 8 (47.1) | 43 | 21 (48.8) | 0.901 |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 17 | 44.3 (12.8) | 43 | 42.2 (14.6) | 0.604 |
Education in years, mean (SD) | 17 | 16.4 (3.9) | 43 | 15.9 (4.9) | 0.722 |
Previous migraine, n (%) | 17 | 3 (17.6) | 43 | 11 (25.6) | 0.737 |
Previous other headache, n (%) | 17 | 8 (47.1) | 43 | 17 (39.5) | 0.594 |
Previous depression, n (%) | 17 | 2 (11.8) | 37 | 4 (10.8) | 1.000 |
Previous insomnia, n (%) | 17 | 7 (41.2) | 43 | 15 (34.9) | 0.649 |
Previous use of analgesic drug, n (%) | 17 | 3 (17.6) | 43 | 8 (18.6) | 1.000 |
Traumatic lesion in MRI, n (%) | 17 | 10 (58.8) | 43 | 14 (32.6) | 0.061 |
Wounding skull/face, n (%) | 17 | 15 (88.2) | 42 | 36 (85.7) | 1.000 |
PTA at ED, n (%) | 17 | 13 (76.5) | 43 | 38 (88.4) | 0.256 |
TLOC, n(%) | 17 | 10 (58.8) | 43 | 31 (72.1) | 0.319 |
Headache at ED, n (%) | 17 | 17 (100) | 43 | 41 (95.3) | 1.000 |
RPQ median at three months (IQR) | 17 | 21 (12.00-26.50) | 43 | 2 (0.00-7.00) | <0.001 |
Other pain after injury, n(%) | 17 | 9 (56.3) | 43 | 29 (67.4) | 0.425 |
Insomnia after injury, n (%) | 17 | 13 (76.5) | 43 | 22 (51.2) | 0.073 |
Vertigo after injury, n (%) | 17 | 8 (47.1) | 43 | 25 (58.1) | 0.437 |