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. 2018 May 4;55(2):140–145. doi: 10.5152/npa.2016.12691

Table 1.

Demographic and clinic characteristics of patients with migraine

Characteristics Migraine patients (n=86)
Mean age, years (range) 35.4 ± 10.3 (18-58)
Gender (%)
 Female 69 (80.2)
 Male 17 (19.8)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 25.9 ± 5.1
Marital status (%)
 Single 25 (29.1)
 Married 61 (70.9)
Employed, n (%) 29 (33.7)
Education, years (range) 8.3 ± 4.2 (0-15)
Migraine with aura, n (%) 13 (15.1)
Mean age at migraine onset, years (range) 28.3 ± 9.2 (18-55)
Duration of migraine, years (range) 7.3 ± 6.8 (1-25)
Typical migraine frequency (number per month) 7.3 ± 6.2
Duration of episode, n (%)
 <12 h 22 (25.6)
 12-24 h 27 (31.4)
 > 24 h 37 (43)
Headache severity, n (%)
 Mild 2 (2.3)
 Moderate 20 (23.3)
 Severe 43 (50)
 Unbearable 21 (24.4)
HIT-6 59.9 ± 12.7
MIDAS ± 21.5
 Little or no disability (0-5), n (%) 11 (12.8)
 Mild disability (6-10), n (%) 17 (19.8)
 Moderate disability (11-20), n (%) 21 (24.5)
 Severe disability (≥21), n (%) 37 (43)

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.

HIT-6: Headache Impact Test; MIDAS: Migraine Disability Assessment Scale