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. 2024 Apr 18;74(2):45. doi: 10.1007/s12031-024-02219-1

Table 1.

Demographics

All participants with CH Triptan users (injections or nasal spray) Triptan non-users Triptan tablet users (exclusively)
Number of individuals 893 692 160 41
Age (years) 50.3 ± 14.3 49.4 ± 13.9 53.5 ± 15.2 51.9 ± 16.6
Age at onset (years)a 31.8 ± 13.4 31.0 ± 13.0 35.1 ± 14.7 34.4 ± 14.8
Male % (n) 65.6% (586) 67.8% (469) 58.8% (94) 56.1% (23)
Chronic % (n)b 12.5% (111) 12.3% (85) 12.1% (19) 17.1% (7)
Heredity % (n)c 12.4% (107) 13.1% (88) 8.3% (13) 15.4% (6)

Numerical data presented as mean ± standard deviation. Triptan users regularly use one or more of the following: sumatriptan injections, sumatriptan nasal spray, or zolmitriptan nasal spray. Triptan tablet users exclusively use triptans in the form of tablets: rizatriptan tablet, sumatriptan tablet, zolmitriptan tablet, and eletriptan tablet. Triptan non-users do not use triptans in any form. Percentages do not include missing data

CH cluster headache

aAge at onset (n =803)

bInfo on chronic or episodic subtype from n = 888

cInfo on heredity from n = 865