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. 2021 Jan 7;17(1):77–85. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2021.17.1.77

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of individuals with migraine in the 2009 Korean Headache Survey and the 2018 Korean Sleep-Headache Survey.

2009 (n=91) 2018 (n=114) p
Age, years 41.8±11.2 43.1±12.8 0.465
Monthly headache frequency 1.0 [0.4–4.0] 0.8 [0.3–3.0] 0.583
Headache severity, VAS score 6.0 [5.0–7.0] 6.0 [5.0–7.0] 0.747
Headache intensity
 Mild 20 (22.0) 19 (16.7) 0.336*
 Moderate 58 (63.7) 73 (64.0)
 Severe 13 (14.3) 22 (19.3)
Unilateral location 50 (54.9) 78 (60.9) 0.529
Pulsating quality 51 (56.0) 89 (78.1) 0.365
Aggravation during routine physical activity 62 (68.1) 56 (49.1) 0.005
Nausea 82 (90.1) 102 (89.5) 0.784
Vomiting 28 (30.8) 52 (45.6) 0.028
Photophobia 41 (45.1) 44 (38.6) 0.330
Phonophobia 54 (59.3) 63 (55.3) 0.737
Osmophobia 47 (51.6) 45 (39.5) 0.104

Data are mean±standard-deviation, median [interquartile range], or n (%) values.

*Comparison of the proportion with moderate-to-severe headache intensity, Categorical variables were compared using linear regression analyses while adjusting for sex and age (in years, as a continuous variable), and numerical variables were compared using logistic regression analyses while adjusting for age and sex.

VAS: visual analogue scale.