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. 2015 Aug 12;8:537–547. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S88207

Table 4.

Migraine symptom frequency

Days per month impacted by headache symptoms for ≥4 hours, patients, n (%)
1–4 5–9 10–14 15–19 20+ Total
Sex
Male 50 (25.5) 37 (18.9) 36 (18.4) 22 (11.2) 51 (26.0) 196 (7.2)
Female 414 (16.5) 527 (21.0) 477 (19.0) 466 (18.5) 630 (25.1) 2,514 (82.8)
Symptom
Head pain 419 (16.4) 532 (20.8) 487 (19.1) 471 (18.5) 643 (25.2) 2,552 (98.0)
Sensitivity to light 400 (16.8) 476 (20.1) 455 (19.2) 440 (18.5) 603 (25.4) 2,374 (91.1)
Sensitivity to sound 339 (15.6) 431 (19.8) 421 (19.4) 410 (18.9) 571 (26.3) 2,172 (83.4)
Difficulty concentrating 299 (14.3) 416 (19.9) 409 (19.6) 392 (18.8) 574 (27.5) 2,090 (80.2)
Nausea/vomiting 334 (16.3) 415 (20.3) 388 (19.0) 393 (19.2) 517 (25.3) 2,047 (78.6)
Fatigue 253 (13.0) 401 (20.7) 378 (19.5) 376 (19.4) 533 (27.5) 1,941 (74.5)
Neck pain 262 (14.0) 380 (20.2) 346 (18.4) 378 (20.1) 511 (27.2) 1,877 (72.1)
Sensitivity to smell 224 (13.6) 312 (18.9) 306 (18.5) 343 (20.8) 465 (28.2) 1,650 (63.3)
Mood changes 197 (12.3) 313 (19.6) 323 (20.2) 330 (20.6) 438 (27.4) 1,601 (61.5)
Dizziness/lightheadedness 216 (13.6) 312 (19.6) 297 (18.7) 313 (19.7) 450 (28.3) 1,588 (61.0)
Migraine aura 286 (19.0) 303 (20.1) 285 (18.9) 280 (18.6) 352 (23.4) 1,506 (57.6)
Visual changes 233 (16.8) 251 (18.0) 262 (18.8) 278 (20.0) 367 (26.4) 1,391 (53.4)
Weakness 169 (14.2) 219 (18.4) 222 (18.7) 235 (19.7) 345 (29.0) 1,190 (45.7)
Numbing/tingling 133 (14.6) 133 (14.6) 164 (18.1) 183 (20.2) 295 (32.5) 908 (34.9)
Diarrhea/constipation 86 (10.9) 134 (17.0) 141 (17.9) 178 (22.6) 247 (31.4) 786 (30.2)
Vertigo 87 (11.4) 125 (16.4) 152 (20.0) 150 (19.7) 247 (32.5) 761 (29.2)
Puffy eyelid 58 (9.5) 122 (20.1) 107 (17.6) 135 (22.2) 186 (30.6) 608 (23.2)
Food cravings 44 (8.1) 99 (18.1) 116 (21.4) 123 (22.7) 161 (29.7) 542 (20.8)
Negative life event score
Low (0–3) 363 (29.4) 335 (27.1) 243 (19.7) 137 (11.1) 158 (12.8) 1,236 (45.6)
Medium (4–9) 96 (7.6) 212 (16.8) 239 (18.9) 295 (23.4) 421 (33.3) 1,263 (46.6)
High (10–13) 5 (2.4) 17 (8.1) 31 (14.7) 56 (26.5) 102 (48.3) 211 (7.8)