Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Patients With Migraine in a Primary Care Population (n = 500).
| Not lonely (n = 270) | Lonely (n = 230) | Total (n = 500) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | .036 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 49 (16) | 46 (15) | 47 (16) | |
| Median | 49 | 46 | 47 | |
| Q1, Q3 | 37, 59 | 34, 57 | 36, 58 | |
| Range | (18-88) | (18-89) | (18-89) | |
| Gender, n (%) | .652 | |||
| Female | 235 (87.0) | 197 (85.7) | 432 (86.4) | |
| Male | 35 (13.0) | 33 (14.3) | 68 (13.6) | |
| Marital status, n (%) | <.001 | |||
| Divorced | 20 (7.4) | 28 (12.2) | 48 (9.6) | |
| Life partner | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Married | 201 (74.4) | 127 (55.2) | 328 (65.6) | |
| Single | 42 (15.6) | 73 (31.7) | 115 (23.0) | |
| Widowed | 6 (2.2) | 2 (0.9) | 8 (1.6) | |
| Race, n (%) | .062 | |||
| Missing | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other | 9 (3.3) | 16 (7.0) | 25 (5.0) | |
| White | 261 (96.7) | 213 (93.0) | 474 (95.0) | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | .326 | |||
| Missing | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 259 (96.3) | 222 (97.8) | 481 (97.0) | |
| Other | 10 (3.7) | 5 (2.2) | 15 (3.0) | |
| Migraine type, n (%) | <.001 | |||
| Chronic | 42 (15.6) | 67 (29.1) | 109 (21.8) | |
| Episodic | 228 (84.4) | 163 (70.9) | 391 (78.2) | |
| Headache-related disability (MIDAS score), n (%) | <.001 | |||
| Missing | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Little/no disability | 112 (41.9) | 41 (18.2) | 153 (31.1) | |
| Mild | 38 (14.2) | 40 (17.8) | 78 (15.9) | |
| Moderate | 60 (22.5) | 37 (16.4) | 97 (19.7) | |
| Severely disabled | 57 (21.3) | 107 (47.6) | 164 (33.3) | |
Abbreviation: MIDAS, Migraine Disability Assessment.