Skip to main content
. 2017 Mar-Apr;33(2):270–275. doi: 10.12669/pjms.332.12139

Table-I.

Relationship between migraine headache and personal, socio-demographic characteristics and characteristics of migraineurs in King Abdulaziz University.

Variables Migraine X2 p OR CI

Yes (n=149) No (n=417)

No. % No. %
Gender
Male 34 15.5 186 84.5 21.93 0.000 0.37 0.24 - 0.56
Female 115 33.2 231 66.8
Age
 >20 63 24 199 76 1.31 0.253 1.25 0.85 - 1.82
<=20 86 28.3 218 71.7
Academic year
Second year 63 40.9 52 59.1 11.43 0.001 2.24 1.39 - 3.59
Other years 113 23.6 365 76.4
Marital status
Single 147 27 397 73 3.51* 0.061 3.70 0.86- 16.04
Married 2 9.1 20 90.9
Family history of migraine
Yes 73 45.6 87 54.4 42.84 0.000 3.64 2.45 -5.43
No 76 18.7 330 81.3
Smoking
Yes 17 27.4 45 72.6 0.43 0.83 1.06 0.58 – 1.92
No 132 26.2 372 73.8
BMI*
Normal 100 27.2 267 72.8 0.29 0.59 1.12 0.75 – 1.66
Overweight& obese 49 25.1 146 74.9
Number of studying hours/week
≥ 14hours/week 88 27.8 228 72.2 0.87 0.36 1.20 0.82 – 1.75
<14hours/week 61 24.4 189 75.6
GPA
≥ 4.5 (≥90%) 79 29.7 187 70.3 2.94 0.08 1.38 0.95 – 2.02
< 4.5 (< 90%) 70 23.3 230 76.7

N.B.

*

4 students (non- migraineurs) didn’t have recent measurements of their weight and height.