Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample according to whether the participants had menstrual-related migraine or not
| MM N = 52 |
nMM N = 228 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parity | |||
| Nulliparous | 27 (51.9%) | 134 (58.8%) | 0.367 |
| Multiparous | 25 (48.1%) | 94 (41.2%) | |
| Educationa | |||
| Primary/secondary school | 15 (32.6%) | 77 (35.0%) | 0.756 |
| Higher education | 31 (67.4%) | 143 (65.0%) | |
| Menstrual cycleb | |||
| Regular | 47 (90.4%) | 208 (92.0%) | 0.697 |
| Irregular | 5 (9.6%) | 18 (8.0%) | |
| Hormonal contraceptionc | |||
| No | 47 (90.4%) | 198 (87.2%) | 0.530 |
| Yes | 5 (9.6%) | 29 (12.8%) | |
| PMS | |||
| No | 40 (76.9%) | 170 (74.6%) | 0.723 |
| Yes | 12 (23.1%) | 58 (25.4%) | |
| Breast feedingd | |||
| No | 7 (13.5%) | 36 (15.9%) | 0.657 |
| Yes | 45 (86.5%) | 190 (84.1%) | |
| mean ± SD | |||
| Maternal age | 32.2 ± 4.5 | 31.5 ± 4.6 | 0.281 |
| Age of menarche | 12.9 ± 1.2 | 12.8 ± 1.4 | 0.725 |
| Menstrual pain (0–10) | 3.7 ± 2.2 | 3.7 ± 2.3 | 0.901 |
PMS Pre-Menstrual Syndrom, SD Standard Deviation, MM Menstrual Migraine, nMM Non-Menstrual Migraine
a 14 missing values
b 2 missing values
c 1 missing value
d 2 missing values