Table 2.
Character of episodic migraine headache among Kuwaiti populations (N = 3588)
| Variables | M ± SD/No (%) |
|---|---|
| Mean Age | 34.56 ± 10.17 |
| Marital state | |
| • Single | 641 (17.9) |
| • Married | 2738 (67.3) |
| • Divorced | 100 (2.8) |
| • Widow | 109 (3) |
| Education | |
| • University | 2269 (63.2) |
| • High School | 1164 (32.4) |
| • Primary School | 17 (0.4) |
| Employment | |
| • Full time | 2513(70) |
| • Part time | 538 (15) |
| • Student | 170 (4.7) |
| • Housewife | 239 (6.7) |
| • Not working | 128 (3.6) |
| Frequency of attacks/month | 6.67 ± 2.33 |
| Duration of attacks in hours | 6.08 ± 334 |
| Severity of headache | |
| • Not bad | 35 (1.4) |
| • Quite bad | 2170 (60.4) |
| • Very bad | 1369 (38.2) |
| Treatments taken | |
| • Symptomatic treatment | 3395 (94.6) |
| • Prophylactic treatment | 1433 (39.9) |
| Use Health service | 2309 (64.4) |
| Consultations | |
| • General practitioner | 2253 (62.8) |
| • Neurologist | 616 (17.2) |
| • Persons prescribing Traditional Medicine | 586 (16.3) |
| • Other specialties | 81 (2.3) |
M Mean, SD standard deviation