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Table 1 Characteristics of people with migraine

From: A study to investigate the prevalence of headache disorders and migraine among people registered in a health insurance association in Japan

Variables

Analysis population (N = 21,480)

Migrainea (N = 691)

Migraine total (N = 691)

Chronic headache (N = 19)

Episodic headache (N = 672)

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Sex

Male

15,802

73.6

272

39.4

5

26.3

267

39.7

Female

5,678

26.4

419

60.6

14

73.7

405

60.3

Age, Total

19–29 years

1,151

5.4

60

8.7

1

5.3

59

8.8

30–39 years

2,944

13.7

184

26.6

7

36.8

177

26.3

40–49 years

6,095

28.4

262

37.9

7

36.8

255

37.9

50–59 years

8,265

38.5

175

25.3

4

21.1

171

25.4

 ≥ 60 years

3,025

14.1

10

1.4

0

0.0

10

1.5

Male

19–29 years

675

3.1

19

7.0

0

0.0

19

7.1

30–39 years

1,921

8.9

84

30.9

3

60.0

81

30.3

40–49 years

4,035

18.8

94

34.6

2

40.0

92

34.5

50–59 years

6,483

30.2

71

26.1

0

0.0

71

26.6

 ≥ 60 years

2,688

12.5

4

1.5

0

0.0

4

1.5

Female

19–29 years

476

2.2

41

9.8

1

7.1

40

9.9

30–39 years

1,023

4.8

100

23.9

4

28.6

96

23.7

40–49 years

2,060

9.6

168

40.1

5

35.7

163

40.2

50–59 years

1,782

8.3

104

24.8

4

28.6

100

24.7

 ≥ 60 years

337

1.6

6

1.4

0

0.0

6

1.5

Years lived with headache

-5 years

-

-

57

8.2

2

10.5

55

8.2

6—10 years

-

-

54

7.8

3

15.8

51

7.6

11—15 years

-

-

50

7.2

2

10.5

48

7.1

16—20 years

-

-

57

8.2

2

10.5

55

8.2

21—25 years

-

-

49

7.1

1

5.3

48

7.1

26—30 years

-

-

34

4.9

2

10.5

32

4.8

 ≥ 31 years

-

-

62

9.0

4

21.1

58

8.6

Area of residence

Hokkaido

-

-

6

0.9

0

0.0

6

0.9

Tohoku

-

-

23

3.3

0

0.0

23

3.4

Kanto-Koshinetsu

-

-

399

57.7

9

47.4

390

58.0

Hokuriku

-

-

8

1.2

0

0.0

8

1.2

Chubu

-

-

86

12.4

4

21.1

82

12.2

Kinki

-

-

121

17.5

4

21.1

117

17.4

Chugoku

-

-

10

1.4

1

5.3

9

1.3

Shikoku

-

-

10

1.4

0

0.0

10

1.5

Kyushu

-

-

28

4.1

1

5.3

27

4.0

Job categoryb

Administrative positions

-

-

231

33.4

8

42.1

223

33.2

Professional and technical personnel

-

-

186

26.9

5

26.3

181

26.9

Housewife (husband)

-

-

58

8.4

2

10.5

56

8.3

Managers

-

-

47

6.8

0

0.0

47

7.0

Others

-

-

169

24.5

4

21.1

165

24.6

Annual household income (including tax)

 < 1,000,000 JPY (< 9,000 USDc)

-

-

11

1.6

1

5.3

10

1.5

 ≥ 1,000,000 to < 5,000,000 JPY (≥ 9,000 to < 44,000 USDc)

-

-

136

19.7

4

21.1

132

19.6

 ≥ 5,000,000 to < 10,000,000 JPY (≥ 44,000 to < 87,000 USDc)

-

-

360

52.1

10

52.6

350

52.1

 ≥ 10,000,000 JPY (≥ 87,000 USDc)

-

-

119

17.2

2

10.5

117

17.4

Don't know

-

-

54

7.8

2

10.5

52

7.7

No reply

-

-

11

1.6

0

0.0

11

1.6

Aura

With aura

-

-

230

33.3

-

-

-

-

Male

-

-

89

38.7

-

-

-

-

Female

-

-

141

61.3

-

-

-

-

Without aura

-

-

461

66.7

-

-

-

-

Male

-

-

183

39.7

-

-

-

-

Female

-

-

278

60.3

-

-

-

-

Number of days with a headache in the past 3 months

n

-

-

691

100.0

19

100.0

672

100.0

Mean

-

-

11.1

 

60.5

 

9.7

 

SD

-

-

12.3

 

14.6

 

8.9

 

Min

-

-

1.0

 

45.0

 

1.0

 

Median

-

-

7.0

 

60.0

 

7.0

 

Max

-

-

90.0

 

90.0

 

60.0

 

Number of days with a headache in the past 30 days

n

-

-

691

100.0

19

100.0

672

100.0

Mean

-

-

5

 

19

 

4

 

SD

-

-

5.0

 

5.1

 

4.3

 

Min

-

-

0.0

 

15.0

 

0.0

 

Median

-

-

3.0

 

20.0

 

3.0

 

Max

-

-

30.0

 

30.0

 

30.0

 

Receipt code for migraine in the past 6 monthsd

Yes

-

-

61

8.8

-

-

-

-

Diagnosed with migraine at the medical institution

Yes

-

-

167

24.2

6

31.6

161

24.0

  1. Abbreviations: JPY Japanese yen, USDb, United States dollar, SD Standard deviation, min Minimum, max Maximum
  2. a Migraine included individuals classified as probable migraine
  3. b Details are listed in Additional File 1
  4. c USD was estimated based on the exchange rate of 1 JPY = 0.0087 USD on 09 February 2022
  5. d Data were derived from the medical claims database