Table 1.
Chronic Migraine Group (N = 50) | |||
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Number | Percentage (%) | ||
Gender | Male | 11 | 22 |
Female | 39 | 78 | |
Referral Season | Winter | 20 | 40 |
Spring | 6 | 12 | |
Summer | 8 | 16 | |
Autumn | 16 | 32 | |
Relationship Between Referral and School | During school term | 40 | 80 |
Not during school term | 10 | 20 | |
Headache Frequency | < 25 days/month | 32 | 64 |
≥ 25 days/month | 18 | 36 | |
Genetic Load for Headache | In mother OR father | 30 | 60 |
In mother AND father | 7 | 14 | |
None | 13 | 26 | |
Obesity | Over-weight/ Obese (BMI ≥ 25) | 13 | 26 |
Normal (BMI < 25) | 37 | 74 | |
Chronic Physical Illness | At least one | 8 | 16 |
None | 42 | 84 | |
Socio-economic Level | Low | 23 | 46 |
Moderate/ High | 27 | 54 | |
Sleep Pattern | Regular | 28 | 56 |
Irregular | 22 | 44 | |
Heating of the Household | Central heating (Radiator) | 30 | 60 |
Stove | 20 | 40 | |
History of Traumatic Head Injury | Present | 4 | 8 |
Not present | 46 | 92 | |
Dietary Habits | Healthy/ Regular | 27 | 54 |
Irregular | 23 | 46 | |
History of Psychiatric Referral | At least one | 14 | 28 |
None | 36 | 72 | |
Psychiatric Diagnosis During the Study | At least one | 29 | 58 |
None | 21 | 42 | |
Medications | Atidepressants (Sertraline 25–100 mg/day or Fluoxetine 10–20 mg/day) | 25 | 50 |
Propranolol (80 mg/day) | 10 | 20 | |
Flunirazin (5 mg/day) | 5 | 10 | |
Vitamin replacement | 10 | 20 | |
History of Cranial CT During Emergency Department Referral | At least one | 9 | 18 |
None | 41 | 82 | |
History of SXR During Emergency Department Referral | At least one | 23 | 46 |
None | 27 | 54 |
BMI Body-mass Index, CT Computerized Tomography, SXR Sinus X-ray