Table 1.
U.S. Survey Sample
| All | Currently Employed | Migraine Frequency | Preventive Treatment History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Chronic | Episodic | No Preventive Treatment | No Preventive Treatment Failures | 1 Preventive Treatment Failure | 2 or More Preventive Treatment Failures | ||
| % (N) | 100% (1101) | 60.0% (661) | 40.0% (440) | 29.0% (319) | 71.0% (782) | 10.1% (111) | 18.1% (199) | 8.5% (94) | 63.3% (697) |
| Female (% (n)) | 70.1% (772) | 56.7% (375) | 90.2% (397) | 67.1% (214) | 71.4% (558) | 78.4% (87) | 74.9% (149) | 85.1% (80) | 65.4% (456) |
| Age (mean, median [25th percentile, 75th percentile]) | 41, 38 [31, 51] | 38, 35 [30, 45] | 45, 45 [34, 55] | 40, 37 [32, 49] | 41, 38 [31, 51] | 44, 44 [33, 55] | 42, 39 [31, 55] | 45, 48 [33, 56] | 39, 37 [30, 48] |
| Average number of monthly headache or migraine days in last 3 months (median [25th percentile, 75th percentile]) | 12.3 [8.3, 16.7] | 13.0 [8.3, 16.3] | 11.7 [8.3, 17.0] | 18.7 [16.7, 23.3] | 10.0 [7.3, 13.0] | 10.0 [7.3, 15.0] | 10.0 [7.3, 14.7] | 10.0 [6.7, 15.0] | 14.0 [9.7, 17.0] |
| Receive disability related allowance (% yes (n)) | 22.8% (251) | 24.4% (161) | 20.5% (90) | 30.7% (98) | 19.6% (153) | 5.4% (6) | 8.5% (17) | 13.8% (13) | 30.8% (215) |
| Family history of migraine in immediate family (parents, siblings, children) (% yes (n)) | 60.9% (671) | 61.4% (406) | 60.2% (265) | 65.2% (208) | 59.2% (463) | 47.7% (53) | 50.3% (100) | 57.4% (54) | 66.6% (464) |
| Type of treatments used † (% yes (n)) | |||||||||
| Over the counter/bought in pharmacy or other shop without a prescription | 63.2% (513) | 68.2% (339) | 55.2% (174) | 64.6% (164) | 62.5% (349) | 82.1% (55) | 61.3% (76) | 60.0% (36) | 61.7% (346) |
| Prescribed by your doctor | 81.3% (660) | 82.3% (409) | 79.7% (251) | 87.4% (222) | 78.5% (438) | 28.4% (19) | 83.1% (103) | 88.3% (53) | 86.5% (485) |
| Complementary therapies (eg, homeopathy, massage, Ayurveda) | 33.1% (269) | 36.6% (182) | 27.6% (87) | 34.3% (87) | 32.6% (182) | 32.8% (22) | 31.5% (39) | 26.7% (16) | 34.2% (192) |
| Self‐reported other chronic conditions | |||||||||
| Anxiety (% yes (n)) | 37.5% (413) | 26.0% (172) | 54.8% (241) | 35.7% (114) | 38.2% (299) | 43.2% (48) | 36.7% (73) | 43.6% (41) | 36.0% (251) |
| Depression (% yes (n)) | 36.6% (403) | 25.9% (171) | 52.7% (232) | 35.7% (114) | 37.0% (289) | 38.7% (43) | 37.7% (75) | 42.6% (40) | 35.2% (245) |
†
Out of 805 respondents who answered this question.