Table 1.

Self-reported migraine-related health characteristics among migraine patients

	Migraine patients with at least 4 monthly headache days
Continuous Variable	N	Mean (SD)
No. of years diagnosed of migraine	318	14.6 (10.3)
No. of migraines in the past 30 days	378	9.0 (7.3)
No. of migraines in the past 6 months	378	46.0 (42.4)
No. of headache days in the past 30 days	378	10.8 (7.5)
No. of days missed work due to migraines	378	2.8 (15.4)
No. of days missed household activities due to migraines	378	6.7 (22.4)
Categorical Variable	N	%
Monthly headache days
≥ 15 days	107	28.3%
8–14 days	88	23.3%
4–7 days	183	48.4%
Diagnosing physician
Primary care physician/GP/Internist	175	55.0%
Neurologist	72	22.6%
Other	71	22.3%
Currently taking prescription to treat or prevent migraine	137	36.2%
HIT-6 impact grades
Little-to-no impact (HIT-6 score: 36–49)	4	1.1%
Moderate impact (HIT-6 score: 50–55)	25	6.6%
Substantial impact (HIT-6 score: 56–59)	33	8.7%
Severe impact (HIT-6 score: 60–78)	316	83.6%
Symptoms experienced
Aura	85	22.5%
Moderate to severe pain	240	63.5%
Nausea and/or vomiting	224	59.3%
Pulsating, throbbing, or pounding pain	329	87.0%
Pain is worse on one side of your head or occurs on one side of your head only	278	73.5%
Pain is made worse by routine activities such as walking or climbing stairs	196	51.9%
Bothered by or unusually sensitive to light	217	57.4%
Bothered by or unusually sensitive to sound	206	54.5%
See spots, flashing lights, or “heat waves” before or during the migraine	99	26.2%
Lasts for at least four hours but not more than 72 h if untreated	163	43.1%

Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation, GP General practitioner, HIT-6 Headache Impact Test-6