From: The economic and personal burden of cluster headache: a controlled cross-sectional study
Episodic cluster headache (N = 253) | Chronic cluster headache (N = 146) | Controls (N = 200) | |
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Age, years | 46.5 (11.2) | 45.8 (12.2) | 44.7 (13.1) |
Sex ratio (Male:Female) | 2.56:1 | 1.43:1 | 1.99:1 |
Marital status (N, %) | |||
Single/unmarried | 30 (12%) | 14 (10%) | 9 (5%) |
Married | 172 (68%) | 102 (70%) | 149 (75%) |
Divorced/widow(er) | 51 (20%) | 20 (21%) | 21 (21%) |
Highest achieved education (N, %) | |||
Student | 10 (4%) | 7 (5%) | 20 (10%) |
Primary/secondary | 19 (8%) | 24 (16%) | 8 (4%) |
Technical | 47 (19%) | 21 (14%) | 12 (6%) |
Trainee | 24 (10%) | 21 (14%) | 11 (6%) |
Associate degree | 37 (15%) | 16 (11%) | 15 (8%) |
Bachelor degree | 53 (21%) | 35 (24%) | 47 (24%) |
Master degree or higher | 50 (20%) | 14 (10%) | 85 (43%) |
Other degree | 13 (5%) | 8 (6%) | 2 (1%) |
Current occupation (N, %) | |||
Student | 10 (4%) | 7 (5%) | 20 (10%) |
Employed (full/part time, self-employed) | 162 (63%) | 48 (33%) | 157 (79%) |
Unemployed | 18 (7%) | 19 (13%) | 9 (5%) |
Sick leave | 13 (5%) | 24 (16%) | 1 (1%) |
Disability pension (full/part time) | 34 (13%) | 42 (29%) | 3 (2%) |
Retired | 16 (6%) | 6 (4%) | 10 (5%) |
Household taxable income pr year (N, %) | |||
< 66,667 € | 113 (45%) | 77 (53%) | 61 (31%) |
66,667–133,333 € | 104 (41%) | 39 (27%) | 76 (38%) |
> 133,333 € | 14 (6%) | 10 (7%) | 45 (23%) |
Do not wish to share income | 22 (9%) | 20 (14%) | 18 (9%) |