Table 1.
Descriptive statistics (percent in parentheses) for pain duration and socio-demographic variables as a function of primary headache
|
Migraine |
Tension type |
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 65 (10.5%) | N = 115 (18.6%) | p-value* | |
| Duration (30 mins – 1 hr) |
6 (9.2) |
62 (52.5) |
<.001 |
| Duration (1 – 72 hrs) |
59 (90.8) |
56 (47.5) |
<.001 |
| Given over-the-counter medication |
57 (87.7) |
102 (85.7) |
>.05 |
| Given medication prescribed by a medical doctor |
7 (10.8) |
14 (11.7) |
>.05 |
| Diagnosed with migraine by a medical doctor |
10 (15.4) |
5 (4.2) |
.01 |
| Frequent stomach aches in past year |
35 (53.8) |
38 (31.9) |
.005 |
| Marital status of parents: married/de factor |
62 (95.4) |
111 (92.5) |
>.05 |
| Marital status of parents: single and other |
3 (4.6) |
9 (7.5) |
>.05 |
| Mothers first child |
39 (60.0) |
67 (55.8) |
>.05 |
| Maternal school leaving age |
|
|
|
| Younger than 16 |
8 (12.3) |
15 (13.2) |
>.05 |
| Older than 16 | 57 (87.7) | 99 (86.8) |
*from univariable Chi Square analyses.