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Table 2 Main demographic and clinical characteristics of migraine patients enrolled in the study

From: Tracking the evolution of non-headache symptoms through the migraine attack

Median age [IQ range] (years)

46 [34–54]

Women/Men

174 (77%) - 51 (23%)

Median disease duration [IQ range] (years)

30 [18–39]

Migraine with aura/Migraine without aura

48 (21%) – 177 (79%)

Median monthly headache days [IQ range]

15 [8–26]

Median monthly migraine days [IQ range]

12 [8–18]

Episodic/Chronic migraine

100 (44%) – 125 (56%)

Median of preventive treatments used in the past [IQ range]

3 [0.5–5]

Migraine with medication overuse/ Migraine without medication overuse

112 (49%) – 113 (51%)

Median of monthly tablets of acute treatments [IQ range]

15 [8–26]

Median MIDAS score [IQ range]

36 [15–89]

Median HIT-6 score [IQ range]

65 [61–68]

Median NRS score [IQ range]

8 [7–8.5]

Median ASC-12 score [IQ range]

4 [1–7]

  1. Measures are reported as median and interquartile range (25th – 75th percentiles). Sex, type of migraine, presence of aura and medication overuse are reported as frequencies
  2. Abbreviations: ASC-12 Allodynia Symptom Checklist, HIT-6 Headache Impact Test, IQ interquartile range, MIDAS Migraine Disability Assessment Test, NRS Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)