HC (n = 22) | vs. TTH- (n = 16) | p-value | vs. TTH+ (n = 12) | p-value | |
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Sex no. females | 17 (77%) | 12 (75%) | 0.870 | 12 (100%) | 0.073 |
Age (years) mean ± SD, range | 23.0 ± 2.2 19.7 – 28.1 | 24.8 ± 3.4 20.9 – 31.0 | 0.077 | 23.6 ± 3.4 20.6 – 29.9 | 0.583 |
BMI (kg/m2) mean ± SD, range | 22.1 ± 2.3 19.1 – 28.7 | 22.3 ± 3.0 18.8 – 28.1 | 0.699 | 21.7 ± 1.7 18.9 – 24.7 | 0.689 |
No. of mTrPs mean ± SD, range | 4.0 ± 4.0 0 – 7 | 3.8 ± 2.8 0 – 10 | 0.898 | 3.8 ± 2.8 0 – 10 | 0.906 |
Medication intake (days/month) mean ± SD, range | 1.0 ± 1.5 0 – 5 | 3.8 ± 4.5 0 – 18 | 0.027 | 4.4 ± 2.8 0 –11 | 0.002 |
Headache (days/month) mean ± SD, range | 1.9 ± 1.5 0 – 5 | 10.1 ± 7.6 3 – 30 | < 0.001 | 10.3 ± 6.7 4 – 25 | 0.001 |
Neck pain no. subjects | 0 (0%) | 10 (63%) | < 0.001 | 12 (83%) | < 0.001 |