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Table 1 The characteristics of the total patient group

From: COVID-19 vaccination-related headache showed two different clusters in the long-term course: a prospective multicenter follow-up study (COVA-Head Study)

Demographic features (n = 174)

 

Sex (F/M) (n, %)

128/46 (73.6/26.4)

Age, mean ± SD, min–max

45.2 ± 13.3 (18–81)

Mig-SCog, mean ± SD

5.73 ± 4.90

Patients with a comorbid systemic disease (n, %)

116 (66.7)

Pre-existing headache history (n, %)

107 (61.5)

 -Pre-existing headache types (n, %)

  –Migraine

85 (79.4)

  –Tension-type headache

13 (12.1)

  –Trigeminal autonomic headache

2 (1.9)

  –Migraine + Medication overuse headache

2 (1.9)

  –Other primary headache types

5 (4.7)

  COVID-19 history at the referral (n, %)

80 (46)

  Presence of headache in patients with COVID-19 history (n, %)

51 (63.7)

Other long COVID symptoms (among patients with COVID-19 history) (n, %)

 -Fatigue

55 (68.8)

 -Cognitive involvement

36 (45)

 -Psychiatric symptoms

9 (11.3)

 -Sleep disorders

22 (27.5)

 -Hair loss

23 (29.1)

Secondary headache diagnosis related to COVID-19 vaccination

8 (4.6)

  1. Abbreviations: F female, M Male, n number, SD Standard deviation, % percentage