Table 1.
Baseline subject characteristics
| Characteristic | Control subjects (n = 16) |
Migraine patients (n = 16) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 24.0 ± 3.0 | 24.5 ± 4.0 | 0.68 |
| Female, n (%) | 12 (75) | 12 (75) | 1.0 |
| Current hormonal contraceptive use, n (% of women) | 10 (83) | 10 (83) | 1.0 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 22.6 ± 2.7 | 22.7 ± 2.3 | 0.92 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 119 ± 8 | 117 ± 9 | 0.47 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 70 ± 5 | 70 ± 7 | 0.93 |
| Heart rate, bpm | 61 ± 10 | 64 ± 9 | 0.29 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.0 ± 0.8 | 4.1 ± 0.5 | 0.72 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.8 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.4 | 0.80 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 0.78 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 0.8 ± 0.2 | 0.9 ± 0.4 | 0.27 |
| Glucose, mmol/L | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.3 | 0.81 |
| Forearm volume, mL | 919 ± 146 | 855 ± 154 | 0.24 |