Table 4 Symptoms and triggers of migraine
Variables | Migrainea (N = 691) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n | % | ||
Symptoms associated with headacheb (multiple answers) | Nausea or vomiting | 345 | 49.9 |
Stiff shoulder | 248 | 35.9 | |
Neck pain | 185 | 26.8 | |
Site of pain (multiple answers) | Unilateral | 585 | 84.7 |
Bilateral | 198 | 28.7 | |
Frontal | 181 | 26.2 | |
Occipital | 178 | 25.8 | |
Periorbital | 249 | 36.0 | |
Other | 17 | 2.5 | |
Time of day (single answer) | Upon waking | 195 | 28.2 |
Morning | 143 | 20.7 | |
Afternoon | 302 | 43.7 | |
Evening | 142 | 20.5 | |
Other | 13 | 1.9 | |
No particular time | 223 | 32.3 | |
Headache triggersb (multiple answers) | Fatigue | 327 | 47.3 |
Mental or physical stress | 307 | 44.4 | |
Severe weather systems, such as typhoons | 286 | 41.4 | |
Lack of sleep | 261 | 37.8 | |
Turning points of the seasons | 208 | 30.1 | |
Sunny or rainy days | 191 | 27.6 | |
Work or housework | 178 | 25.8 | |
Menstruationc | 175 | 25.3 | |