Table 2.
Subject characteristics in the different diagnostic groups after age and sex matching.
| Migraine (N = 168) |
TTH (N = 168) |
Control 1a,b (N = 336) |
Control 2a,b (N = 336) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| ≤39 | 3 | 1.79 | 3 | 1.79 | 6 | 1.79 | 6 | 1.79 |
| 40–44 | 32 | 19.05 | 32 | 19.05 | 64 | 19.05 | 64 | 19.05 |
| 45–49 | 44 | 26.19 | 44 | 26.19 | 88 | 26.19 | 88 | 26.19 |
| 50–54 | 38 | 22.62 | 38 | 22.62 | 76 | 22.62 | 76 | 22.62 |
| 55–59 | 22 | 13.10 | 22 | 13.10 | 44 | 13.10 | 44 | 13.10 |
| 60–64 | 7 | 4.17 | 7 | 4.17 | 14 | 4.17 | 14 | 4.17 |
| 65–69 | 12 | 7.14 | 12 | 7.14 | 24 | 7.14 | 24 | 7.14 |
| 70–74 | 6 | 3.57 | 6 | 3.57 | 12 | 3.57 | 12 | 3.57 |
| ≥75 | 4 | 2.38 | 4 | 2.38 | 8 | 2.38 | 8 | 2.38 |
| Mean (SD) | 51.83 (9.79) | 51.75 (9.40) | 52.36 (9.25) | 51.95 (9.35) | ||||
| Sex | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Male | 27 | 16.07 | 27 | 16.07 | 54 | 16.07 | 54 | 16.07 |
| Female | 141 | 83.93 | 141 | 83.93 | 282 | 83.93 | 282 | 83.93 |
aNo significant difference between the headache group and the control groups 1, 2.
bNo significant difference between patients with migraines and TTH and the control groups 1, 2.
TTH, tension-type headache.