Table 1 Association of headache characteristics and age
From: Changes of migraine aura with advancing age of patients
Headache characteristic | Characteristic not fulfilled, age median (IQR) | Characteristic fulfilled, age median (IQR) | P – value (Mann-Whitney) |
|---|---|---|---|
Occurrence of aura before the headache onset | 40 (31-55) | 38 (28-51) | 0.46 |
Occurrence of aura at the same time as the headache | 39 (29-53) | 35 (25-48) | 0.06 |
Occurrence of aura after the headache onset | 39 (29-53) | 39 (31-50) | 0.8 |
Unilateral headache location (vs bilateral) | 40 (29-55) | 37 (28-50) | 0.12 |
Pulsating headache | 39 (29-56) | 39 (29-50) | 0.4 |
Stabbing headache | 38 (29-53) | 40 (29-50) | 0.98 |
Dull headache | 39 (30-55) | 37 (28-51) | 0.55 |
Aggravation by routine physical activity | 36 (29-57) | 39 (29-50) | 0.69 |
Nausea | 39 (31-56) | 38 (28-51) | 0.27 |
Photophobia | 40 (31-61) | 38 (28-51) | 0.04 |
Phonophobia | 40 (31-57) | 37 (28-51) | 0.03 |