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Table 1 Detailed information on study participants

From: Patients with cluster headache show signs of insomnia and sleep related stress: results from an actigraphy and self-assessed sleep study

Status

Controls (n=42)

Episodic cluster headache (n=32)

Chronic cluster headache (n=18)

In cluster bouta (%)

NA

5 (15.6)

14 (77.8)

Average attack frequency per dayb

NA

2.2

3.1

Bout duration in months

NA

1.6

7.8

Acute treatment (%)

NA

31 (96.9)

17 (94.4)

Intermediate treatment (%)

NA

5 (15.6)

1 (5.6)

Prophylactic treatment (%)

NA

17 (53.1)

17 (94.4)

Disease duration (years)

NA

13.6

14.2

Diurnal rhythmicity of attacks (%)

NA

23 (71.9)

13 (72.2)

Patients with nightly attacksc

NA

3

11

Female sex (%)

19 (45.2)

13 (40.6)

11 (61.0)

Age (years)

40.5

37.1

49.4

Living with children younger than 10 years (%)

19 (45.2)

14 (43.8)

4 (22.2)

Overall healthyd, e (%)

40 (95.2)

25 (78.1)

6 (33.3)

Take drugs that can affect sleepd (%)

0 (0)

6 (18.8)

8 (44.4)

Actigraphy analysis completed (%)

39 (92.9)

26 (81.3)

15 (83.3)

Sleep diary analysis completed (%)

39 (92.9)

22 (68.8)

15 (83.3)

  1. aChronic cluster headache patients are included in the subgroup of participants in cluster bout
  2. bData on attack frequency was retrieved from previously collected data in our biobank
  3. cNumber of individuals having reported the occurrence of nightly attacks during the recording period retrieved from actigraphy data and/or diaries
  4. dRanked based on answers from self-reported questions about general health and living situation, questions 6-11, Supplementary eData 1
  5. eFor detailed information, see eTable 1