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Table 1 Clinicodemographic characteristics and sNfL levels of study participants

From: Serum neurofilament light chain levels in migraine patients: a monocentric case–control study in China

Characteristic

Total

Overall, N = 208a

Control, N = 70a

Migraine, N = 138a

Pb

Sex

   

0.518

 Male

31 (14.90%)

12 (17.14%)

19 (13.77%)

 

 Female

177 (85.10%)

58 (82.86%)

119 (86.23%)

 

Age (years)

36.00 (29.00, 45.00)

33.00 (27.00, 43.75)

37.00 (31.00, 45.00)

0.053

Migraine course (years)

 

NA

7.00 (3.00, 15.00)

 

Migraine duration (hours)

 

NA

10.00 (4.25, 20.00)

 

Migraine frequency (days/per month)

 

NA

2.00 (1.00, 6.00)

 

Family history of migraine

 

NA

86 (62.32%)

 

Migraine with aura

 

NA

31 (22.46%)

 

Bilateral pain location

 

NA

37 (26.81%)

 

Nausea

 

NA

113 (81.88%)

 

Vomiting

 

NA

83 (60.14%)

 

Photophobia

 

NA

60 (43.48%)

 

Phonophobia

 

NA

53 (38.41%)

 

Any accompanying symptoms

 

NA

122 (88.41%)

 

Disability

 

NA

58 (42.03%)

 

Menstrually related migraine

 

NA

13 (9.42%)

 

Days since last migraine attack

 

NA

7.00 (6.00, 12.00)

 

sNfL (pg/mL)

4.75 (3.44, 6.37)

4.11 (3.22, 5.59)

4.85 (3.49, 6.62)

0.133

  1. an (%), Median (IQR), bPearson's Chi-squared test, Wilcoxon rank sum test