Table 5.
Activities refrained from to reduce the frequency of headaches in people with migraine (stratified by sex)
| Variables | Migrainea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migraine total (N = 691) | Male (N = 272) | Female (N = 419) | |||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Activities refrained from or reduced by headache | Operating a computer or smart phone | 236 | 34.2 | 89 | 32.7 | 147 | 35.1 |
| Drinking alcohol | 214 | 31.0 | 88 | 32.4 | 126 | 30.1 | |
| Exercising such as playing sports or walking | 129 | 18.7 | 58 | 21.3 | 71 | 16.9 | |
| Going to crowded places | 215 | 31.1 | 58 | 21.3 | 157 | 37.5 | |
| Driving a car | 92 | 13.3 | 45 | 16.5 | 47 | 11.2 | |
| Housework (excluding grocery shopping, laundry, and cooking) | 122 | 17.7 | 31 | 11.4 | 91 | 21.7 | |
| Socializing with friends and playing with children | 83 | 12.0 | 25 | 9.2 | 58 | 13.8 | |
| Going to grocery shopping | 108 | 15.6 | 18 | 6.6 | 90 | 21.5 | |
| Taking public transportation | 65 | 9.4 | 14 | 5.1 | 51 | 12.2 | |
| Cooking | 104 | 15.1 | 11 | 4.0 | 93 | 22.2 | |
a Migraine included individuals classified as probable migraine