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. 2014 Oct 2;15(1):68. doi: 10.1186/1129-2377-15-68

Table 2.

Migraine-associated disability, psychiatric symptoms, and quality of life with respect to headache chronicity

  Mean ± SD (range) or number (%)
p value*
Episodic migraine
Chronic migraine
( n = 183) ( n = 68)
MIDAS score
26.5 ± 32.6 (0-180)
54.1 ± 49.9 (0-180)
<0.001
MIDAS, grade III and IV
114 (62.3)
55 (80.9)
0.006
BDI score
13.4 ± 9.7 (0-42)
18.7 ± 10.5 (0-46)
<0.001
Depression, >16 on BDI
55 (30.1)
36 (52.9)
0.001
BAI score
12.6 ± 10.0 (0-47)
18.9 ± 12.6 (1-61)
<0.001
Anxiety, >21 on BAI
32 (17.5)
26 (38.2)
0.001
MSQoL score 67.3 ± 15.0 (29-96) 56.0 ± 16.5 (25-94) <0.001

*Independent t test, Mann-Whitney U test, or Fisher’s exact test was applied.

MIDAS: Migraine Disability Assessment Scale, BDI: Beck Depression Inventory, BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory, MSQoL: Migraine-Specific Quality of Life.