Table 1.
Background characteristics
| n = 630 | |
|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 50.1 (11.7) |
| Women (%) | 553 (87.8) |
| Level of education (%)a | |
| Elementary school | 15 (2.4) |
| Secondary school | 170 (27.3) |
| University | 406 (65.3) |
| Other | 31 (5.0) |
| Occupation (%) | |
| Employed or self-employed | 479 (76.0) |
| Student | 11 (1.8) |
| Retired | 78 (12.4) |
| Sick-leave | 30 (4.8) |
| Unemployed | 15 (2.4) |
| Other | 17 (2.7) |
| Migraine duration (%) | |
| < 1 year | 2 (0.3) |
| 1–5 years | 12 (1.9) |
| 6–10 years | 31 (4.9) |
| 11–15 years | 48 (7.6) |
| > 15 years | 537 (85.2) |
| Diagnosis by doctor, n (% of all)b | 607 (96.4) |
| Migraine with aura | 202 (32.1) |
| Migraine without aura | 282 (44.8) |
| Chronic migraine | 293 (46.5) |
| Episodic migraine | 46 (7.3) |
| Other/don’t know | 91 (14.4) |
| Other disease, n (% of all) b | 361 (57.3) |
| Consequence of previous trauma or head surgery | 23 (3.7) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 26 (4.1) |
| Psychiatric disease | 139 (22.1) |
| Sleep disorder | 85 (13.5) |
| Allergy | 122 (19.4) |
| Other headache diagnosis | 95 (15.1) |
| Other | 224 (35.6) |
| HIT-6, mean (SD)c | 63.7 (5.5) |
an = 622, bMore than one diagnosis or disease possible, cScale: 36 (never problem of all dimensions) to 78 (always problem at all). 60+ corresponds to “severe impact”