Table 1.
Overview of maternal characteristics and analgesic use in pregnancy in the total study sample and in sub-samples according to migraine pattern
| Study sample | Sub-samples according to migraine pattern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of women | No history of migraine | Previous history of migraine | Recent history of migraine | Migraine in pregnancy | |
|
n = 1981 n (% of n) |
n = 1362 n (% of n) |
n = 227 n (% of n) |
n = 262 n (% of n) |
n = 100 n (% of n) |
|
| Maternal age at delivery | |||||
| < 25 | 165 (8.3) | 119 (8.7) | 12 (5.3) | 16 (6.1) | 15 (15.0) |
| 25–30 | 588 (29.7) | 403 (29.6) | 64 (28.2) | 79 (30.2) | 29 (29.0) |
| 31–35 | 768 (38.8) | 529 (38.8) | 95 (41.9) | 100 (38.2) | 38 (38.0) |
| > 35 | 446 (22.5) | 303 (22.2) | 56 (24.7) | 62 (23.7) | 17 (17.0) |
| Parity | |||||
| First time mother | 988 (49.9) | 669 (49.1) | 102 (44.9) | 148 (56.5) | 53 (53.0) |
| ≥ 1 previous child | 993 (50.1) | 693 (50.9) | 125 (55.1) | 114 (43.5) | 47 (47.0) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married/cohabiting | 1910 (96.4) | 1318 (96.8) | 222 (97.8) | 246 (93.9) | 94 (94.0) |
| Single/divorced/separated | 44 (2.2) | 28 (2.1) | 5 (2.2) | 7 (2.7) | 4 (4.0) |
| Education | |||||
| College/university | 1294 (65.3) | 905 (66.4) | 146 (64.3) | 160 (61.1) | 61 (61.0) |
| Primary/secondary school | 606 (30.6) | 406 (29.8) | 69 (30.4) | 86 (32.8) | 37 (37.0) |
| Smoking at time of delivery | |||||
| No | 1841 (92.9) | 1280 (94.0) | 211 (93.0) | 235 (89.7) | 87 (87.0) |
| Yes | 76 (3.8) | 42 (3.1) | 11 (4.8) | 14 (5.3) | 8 (8.0) |
| Alcohol in pregnancy | |||||
| No | 1866 (94.2) | 1282 (94.1) | 210 (92.5) | 255 (97.3) | 93 (93.0) |
| Yes | 82 (4.1) | 56 (4.1) | 11 (4.8) | 7 (2.7) | 6 (6.0) |
| Symptoms of depression or anxiety in pregnancy | |||||
| No | 1684 (85.0) | 1184 (86.9) | 192 (84.6) | 218 (83.2) | 68 (68.0) |
| Yes | 291 (14.7) | 172 (12.6) | 35 (15.4) | 44 (16.8) | 32 (32.0) |
| Chronic diseases | |||||
| None | 831 (41.9) | 590 (43.3) | 92 (40.5) | 102 (38.9) | 34 (34.0) |
| 1 disease | 747 (37.7) | 506 (37.2) | 94 (41.4) | 95 (36.3) | 40 (40.0) |
| ≥ 2 diseases | 392 (19.8) | 260 (19.1) | 41 (18.1) | 61 (23.3) | 25 (25.0) |
| Pregnancy related diseases | |||||
| None | 1777 (89.7) | 1221 (89.6) | 212 (93.4) | 229 (87.4) | 87 (87.0) |
| ≥ 1 disease | 191 (9.6) | 134 (9.8) | 15 (6.6) | 29 (11.1) | 11 (11.0) |
| Somatic symptoms | |||||
| None | 182 (9.2) | 139 (10.2) | 20 (8.8) | 20 (7.6) | 1 (1.0) |
| 1–2 symptoms | 729 (36.8) | 533 (39.1) | 80 (35.2) | 83 (31.7) | 20 (20.0) |
| 3–4 symptoms | 658 (33.2) | 430 (31.6) | 84 (37.0) | 93 (35.5) | 41 (41.0) |
| ≥ 5 symptoms | 412 (20.8) | 260 (19.1) | 43 (18.9) | 66 (25.2) | 38 (38.0) |
| Headache intensity | |||||
| Low | 741 (37.4) | 627 (46.0) | 60 (26.4) | 35 (13.4) | 9 (9.0) |
| Moderate | 979 (49.4) | 600 (44.1) | 143 (63.0) | 179 (68.3) | 43 (43.0) |
| High | 183 (9.2) | 61 (4.5) | 22 (9.7) | 48 (18.3) | 48 (48.0) |
| Analgesics in pregnancy | |||||
| No | 1004 (50.7) | 766 (56.2) | 107 (47.1) | 90 (34.4) | 28 (28.0) |
| Yes | 977 (49.3) | 596 (43.8) | 120 (52.9) | 172 (65.6) | 72 (72.0) |
Numbers do not add up to the total in each group due to missing values: migraine history n = 30 (1.5%), maternal age n = 14 (0.7%), marital status n = 27 (1.4%), education n = 81 (4.1%), smoking n = 64 (3.2%), alcohol n = 33 (1.7%), symptoms of depression/anxiety n = 6 (0.3%), headache intensity n = 78 (3.9%), chronic diseases n = 11 (0.6%), pregnancy related diseases n = 13 (0.7%)