Table 1.
Patients’ demographic and headache characteristics
| Biofeedback Group | Control Group | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Female | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Age (mean ± sd) | 40.13 ± 12.41 | 45.08 ± 11.60 | 42.33 ± 12.09 |
| Educational Level | |||
| Primary/Secondary | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| High School | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Graduate | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Headache at onset | |||
| MWOA | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| MWA | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| TTH | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Age of chronification (mean ± sd) | 28.53 ± 9.96 | 32.25 ± 8.85 | 30.18 ± 9.49 |
| Overused drugs | |||
| Triptans | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| NSAIDs/P | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Combination-analgesics | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Multiple drug classes | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Drug prophylaxis | |||
| Monotherapy | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Polytherapy | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Abbreviations: MWOA migraine without aura, MWA migraine with aura, TTH tension type headache