Table 1.
Disease burden of participants with migraine.
| All | Females (%) | Males (%) | Chi-Square | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472 | 392 (83.1) | 80 (16.9) | |||
| Problems in love life due to headache in the past 3 months | |||||
| No | 267 (64.49) | 211 (61.52) | 56 (78.87) | 7.739 | 0.005 |
| Yes | 147 (35.51) | 132 (38.48) | 15 (21.13) | ||
| 58 n.r. | 49 n.r. | 9 n.r. | |||
| “Do you avoid telling people that you have headaches?” | |||||
| No | 265 (61.34) | 208 (58.26) | 57 (76.00) | 8.222 | 0.004 |
| Yes | 167 (38.66) | 149 (41.74) | 18 (24.00) | ||
| 40 n.r. | 35 n.r. | 5 n.r. | |||
| “Do you feel that your family and friends understand and accept your headaches?” | |||||
| No | 74 (17.13) | 68 (18.99) | 6 (8.11) | 5.120 | 0.024 |
| Yes | 358 (82.87) | 290 (81.01) | 68 (91.89) | ||
| 40 n.r. | 34 n.r | 6 n.r. | |||
| “On that day, was there anything you could not do or did not do because you wanted to avoid getting a headache?” | |||||
| No | 288 (70.24) | 235 (68.51) | 3 (79.10) | 3.008 | 0.083 |
| Yes | 122 (29.76) | 108 (31.49) | 14 (20.90) | ||
| 62 n.r. | 49 n.r. | 13 n.r. | |||
| “On that day, were you anxious or worried about your next headache episode?” | |||||
| No | 288 (69.59) | 232 (67.25) | 56 (82.35) | 6.142 | 0.013 |
| Yes | 125 (30.41) | 113 (32.75) | 12 (17.65) | ||
| 59 n.r. | 47 n.r. | 12 n.r. | |||
| Headache specialist: “Have you had professional advice about your headache in the last year?” | |||||
| No | 171 (61.29) | 152 (61.63) | 19 (57.58) | 0.218 | 0.641 |
| Yes | 108 (38.71) | 94 (38.37) | 14 (42.42) | ||
| 193 n.r | 146 n.r. | 47 n.r | |||
| Primary care doctor: “Have you had professional advice about your headaches in the last year?” | |||||
| No | 145 (51.97) | 131 (53.47) | 14 (60.87) | 1.367 | 0.242 |
| Yes | 134 (48.03) | 115 (46.53) | 19 (39.13) | ||
| 193 n.r. | 146. n.r. | 47 n.r. | |||
| “Has a doctor ever given you a diagnosis for this headache?” | |||||
| No | 183 (38.94) | 140 (35.81) | 43 (54.53) | 9.588 | 0.002 |
| Yes | 287 (61.06) | 251 (64.19) | 36 (45.57) | ||
| 2 n.r. | 1 n.r | 1 n.r. | |||
| “Because of your headaches, have you had an MRI scan in the last year?” | |||||
| Yes | 76 (39.18) | 69 (39.88) | 7 (33.33) | 0.337 | 0.561 |
| No | 118 (60.82) | 104 (60.12) | 14 (66.67) | ||
| 278 n.r. | 119 n.r. | 59 n.r. | |||
| “Because of your headaches, have you had a CT scan in the last year?” | |||||
| Yes | 32 (16.49) | 26 (15.03) | 6 (28.57) | 2.493 | 0.114 |
| No | 162 (83.51) | 147 (84.97) | 15 (71.43) | ||
| 278 n.r. | 119 n.r. | 59 n.r. | |||
| “Because of your headaches, have you had X rays of the neck in the last year?” | |||||
| Yes | 21 (10.82) | 19 (10.98) | 2 (9.52) | 0.041 | 0.839 |
| No | 173 (89.18) | 154 (89.02) | 19 (90.48) | ||
| 278 n.r. | 119 n.r. | 59 n.r. | |||
| “How bad is this headache usually?” | |||||
| Not Bad | 27 (5.72) | 16 (4.08) | 11 (13.75) | 16.306 | <0.001 |
| Bad | 261 (55.30) | 212 (54.08) | 49 (61.25) | ||
| Very Bad | 184 (38.98) | 164 (41.84) | 20 (25.00) | ||
| 0 n.r | 0 n.r. | 0 n.r. | |||
| all | females | males | |||
| mean (SD) | mean (SD) | mean (SD) | Mann–Whitney-U | p-value | |
| HADS Depression | 7.11 (± 5.28) | 7.37 (± 5.33) | 5.85 (± 4.83) | 11496.500 | 0.045 |
| 98 n.r. | 82 n.r. | 16 n.r. | |||
| HADS Anxiety | 8.51 (± 4.61) | 8.82 (± 4.63) | 7.05 (± 4.42) | 12291.50 | 0.004 |
| 99 n.r. | 84 n.r. | 15 n.r. |