Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population according to migraine classification
| All N=2,151 | Migraine N=212 | No Migraine N=1,939 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | P-value* |
| Sex | ||||
| Women | 854 (39.7) | 122 (57.5) | 732 (37.7) | <0.01 |
| Men | 1,297 (60.3) | 90 (42.5) | 1,207 (62.3) | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 18-29 | 926 (43.1) | 116 (54.7) | 810 (41.8) | 0.003 |
| 30-39 | 481 (22.3) | 40 (18.9) | 441 (22.7) | |
| 40-49 | 338 (15.7) | 32 (15.1) | 306 (15.8) | |
| 50-59 | 385 (17.9) | 23 (10.8) | 362 (18.7) | |
| ≥60 | 21 (1.0) | 1 (0.5) | 20 (1.0) | |
| Education | ||||
| ≤ High school | 628 (29.2) | 76 (36.4) | 552 (28.5) | 0.025 |
| ≥ College education | 1,523 (70.8) | 136 (63.6) | 1,387 (71.5) | |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Non smoker | 1,860 (86.5) | 196 (92.5) | 1,664 (85.8) | 0.004 |
| Current smoker | 192 (8.9) | 6 (2.8) | 186 (9.6) | |
| Former smoker | 99 (4.6) | 10 (4.7) | 89 (4.6) | |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| None | 486 (22.6) | 47 (22.2) | 439 (22.6) | 0.897 |
| Moderate | 1,508 (70.1) | 151 (71.2) | 1,357 (70.0) | |
| Heavy | 157 (7.3) | 14 (6.6) | 143 (7.4) | |
| Khat consumption | ||||
| No | 1,962 (91.2) | 198 (93.4) | 1,763 (91.0) | 0.236 |
| Yes | 189 (8.8) | 14 (6.6) | 175 (9.0) | |
| Self-reported health status | ||||
| Excellent/Very good/Good | 1,291 (60.0) | 104 (49.1) | 1,187 (61.2) | <0.001 |
| Poor/Fair | 860 (40.0) | 108 (50.9) | 752 (38.8) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 288 (13.5) | 29 (13.7) | 259 (13.4) | 0.05 |
| Normal (18.5-24.9) | 1,218 (56.9) | 133 (62.7) | 1,085 (56.3) | |
| Overweight (25.0-29.9) | 523 (24.5) | 35 (16.9) | 488 (25.3) | |
| Obese (≥30.0) | 109 (5.1) | 13 (6.6) | 96 (5.0) | |
*
P-value from Chi-Square test