Table 2.
Characteristics of migraine patients with and without fibromyalgia (FM)
| Migraine patients with FM (n = 28) | Migraine patients without FM (n = 58) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years | 38.6 ± 9.5 | 33.9 ± 10.3 | 0.048 |
| Gender (F/M), n (%) | 27/1 (96.4/3.6) | 42/16 (72.4/27.6) | 0.020 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 27.2 ± 5.8 | 25.3 ± 4.7 | 0.102 |
| Married, n (%) | 24 (85.7) | 37 (63.8) | 0.065 |
| Education, years | 7.0 ± 4.6 | 8.9 ± 3.9 | 0.069 |
| Employed, n (%) | 6 (21.4) | 23 (39.7) | 0.152 |
| Migraine with aura, n (%) | 9 (32.1) | 4 (6.9) | 0.004 |
| Mean age at migraine onset, years | 30.2 ± 9.2 | 27.3 ± 9.1 | 0.172 |
| Duration of migraine, years | 8.2 ± 7.3 | 6.9 ± 6.5 | 0.516 |
| Accompanying features | |||
| Nausea n (%) | 25 (89.3) | 49 (84.5) | 0.743 |
| Vomiting n (%) | 8 (28.6) | 20 (34.3) | 0.584 |
| Photophobia n (%) | 25 (89.3) | 48 (82.8) | 0.533 |
| Phonophobia n (%) | 24 (85.7) | 51 (87.9) | 0.743 |
| HIT-6 | 62.8 ± 7.1 | 58.4 ± 14.5 | 0.481 |
| MIDAS | 27.6 ± 18.9 | 23.3 ± 22.6 | 0.390 |
| FIQ | 66.5 ± 10.3 | 24.1 ± 11. 2 | <0.001 |
| Tender points count | 12.8 ±1.5 | 2.0 ± 1.8 | <0.001 |
| Widespread pain (VAS) | 7.5 ± 1.4 | 2.4 ± 0.5 | <0.001 |
| BDI | 25.5 ± 9.2 | 11.9 ± 7.4 | <0.001 |
| BAI | 30.2 ± 11.1 | 13.1 ± 7.7 | <0.001 |
| PSQI | 11.4 ± 2.2 | 5.1 ± 2.5 | <0.001 |
Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
F: female, M: male, HIT-6: Headache Impact Test, MIDAS: Migraine Disability Assessment Scale, FIQ: Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, VAS: visual analog scale, BDI: Beck Depression Inventory, BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory, PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index