Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population.
| Migraine patients | Headache-free controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 221) | (N = 265) | |||
| Age (years)* | 41.9 ± 11.3 ranged from 18 to 72 | 57.7 ± 12.8 ranged from 21 to 85 | ||
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 37 | (16.7) | 133 | (50.2) |
| Female | 184 | (83.3) | 132 | (49.8) |
| BMI (kg/m 2 )* | 24.6 ± 4.2 | – | ||
| Smoking, n (%) | ||||
| Never | 130 | (58.8) | – | |
| Former | 27 | (12.2) | – | |
| Ever | 64 | (29.0) | – | |
| Age of diagnosis (years) * | 20.1 ± 8.2 ranged from 5 to 52 | – | ||
| Positive family history, n (%) | 163 | (73.8) | – | |
| Type of migraine, n (%) | ||||
| 1.1. MwoA | 127 | (57.5) | – | |
| 1.2. MwA | 27 | (12.2) | – | |
| 1.3. CM | 67 | (30.3) | – | |
*
Values are presented as mean ± SD.
BMI, body mass index; MwoA, Migraine without Aura; MwA, Migraine with Aura; CM, Chronic Migraine.