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Table 1 Characteristics of individuals with primary headache

From: Status of diagnosis and preventative treatment for primary headache disorders: real-world data of unmet needs in China

Variables

Total

(n = 2,868)

Migraine

(n = 2,124)

TTH

(n = 668)

TACs

(n = 56)

Others

(n = 20)

Gender, n (%)

 Man

767 (26.7)

484 (22.8)

232 (34.7)

43 (76.8)

8 (40)

 Woman

2,101 (73.3)

1,640 (77.2)

436 (65.3)

13 (23.2)

12 (60)

Age, years, Mean (SD)

42.1 (12.9)

40.9 (12.3)

46.2 (13.8)

36.6 (10.8)

43.4 (12.2)

Racea, n (%)

 Han

2,799 (97.6)

2067 (97.3)

658 (98.5)

54 (96.4)

20 (100)

 Other

66 (2.3)

54 (2.5)

10 (1.5)

2 (3.6)

0 (0)

Educational levelb, n (%)

 High school

1,286 (44.8)

902 (42.5)

344 (51.5)

26 (46.4)

14 (70)

  > High school

1367 (47.7)

1079 (50.8)

256 (38.3)

26 (46.4)

6 (30)

Income per monthc, n (%)

  < ¥ 3000

311 (10.8)

214 (10.1)

92 (13.8)

1 (1.8)

4 (20)

 [¥ 3000, ¥ 6000)

437 (15.2)

302 (14.2)

121 (18.1)

10 (17.9)

4 (20)

 [¥ 6000, ¥ 9000]

238 (8.3)

177 (8.3)

51 (7.6)

8 (14.3)

2 (10)

  > ¥ 9000

233 (8.1)

166 (7.8)

57 (8.5)

6 (10.7)

4 (20)

BMI, kg/m2, Mean (SD)

24.4 (4.7)

24.2 (4.7)

25.0 (4.6)

25.0 (3.5)

25.1 (3.7)

Headache duration, years, Mean (SD)

10.0 (8.7)

10.9 (8.9)

7.5 (7.7)

7.7 (5.4)

4.2 (3.6)

VAS, Mean (SD)

6.3 (1.9)

6.7 (1.7)

4.9 (1.8)

8.1 (1.6)

5.1 (1.8)

Headache family history, n (%)

1,118 (39.0)

948 (44.6)

154 (23.1)

16 (28.6)

0

MOH, n (%)

231 (8.1)

193 (9.1)

38 (5.7)

0

0

Anxietyd, n (%)

101 (3.5)

73 (3.4)

27 (4.0)

1 (1.8)

0

Depressiond, n (%)

345 (12.0)

248 (11.7)

90 (13.5)

5 (8.9)

2 (10.0)

Insomniae, n (%)

583 (20.3)

430 (20.2)

134 (20.1)

14 (25.0)

5 (25.0)

Fibromyalgia, n (%)

157 (5.5%)

112 (5.3%)

43 (6.4)

1 (1.8)

1 (5%)

  1. Abbreviations: TTH Tension-type headache, TACs Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias, BMI Body mass index, VAS Visual analog scale, MOH Medication overuse headache
  2. aData are missing for 3 (0.1%) patients
  3. bData are missing for 215 (7.5%) patients
  4. cData are missing for 1649 (57.5%) patients
  5. dData are missing for one patient
  6. eData are missing for 3 (0.1%) patients