Table 1 Demographics, baseline characteristics, and headache disorders of the study population
From: Clinical features of migraine with aura: a REFORM study
All (N = 227) | Female (n = 205) | Male (n = 22) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 44.1 (12.2) | 44.1 (12.0) | 43.7 (14.2) |
Height (cm) | 170.0 (7.5) | 168.8 (6.3) | 181.8 (7.2) |
Weight (kg) | 72.1 (16.8) | 71.3 (16.5) | 80.4 (17.8) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 (5.4) | 25.0 (5.4) | 24.2 (4.8) |
Race | |||
White | 226 (99.6) | 204 (99.5) | 22 (100) |
Black | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Asian or Pacific Islander | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
Occupational status | |||
Full-time employment or studies | 114 (50.2) | 104 (50.7) | 10 (45.5) |
Part-time employment or studies | 46.0 (20.3) | 44 (21.5) | 2 (9.1) |
Without employment or studies | 21 (9.3) | 16 (7.8) | 5 (22.7) |
Retired | 19 (8.4) | 17 (8.3) | 2 (9.1) |
Other | 27 (11.9) | 24 (11.7) | 3 (13.6) |
Migraine with auraa | |||
Age of MA onset (years) | 24.6 (12.1) | 24.9 (12.9) | 21.3 (12.8) |
Disease duration of MA (years) | 19.5 (13.8) | 19.2 (13.8) | 22.4 (13.8) |
Active MAb | 195 (85.9) | 176 (85.9) | 19 (86.4) |
MA without co-existing MO | 16 (7.0) | 16 (7.8) | 0 (0) |
Aura with headache | 218 (96.5) | 197 (96.6) | 21 (95.5) |
Aura without headache | 77 (33.9) | 69 (33.7) | 8 (36.4) |
Only aura without headache | 8 (3.5) | 7 (3.4) | 1 (4.5) |
Chronic migrainea | 158 (69.6) | 142 (69.2) | 16 (72.7) |
Migraine without auraa | 211 (93.0) | 189 (92.2) | 22 (100) |
Tension-type headachea | 30 (13.2) | 28 (13.7) | 2 (9.1) |
Medication overuse headachea | 81 (35.7) | 75 (36.6) | 6 (27.3) |
Migraine days in last month | 14.9 (6.9) | 15.1 (6.9) | 14 (7.2) |
Headache days in last month | 21.6 (6.8) | 21.6 (6.9) | 21.9 (6.7) |
Aura episodes in last month | 3.8 (5.1) | 3.9 (5.3) | 3 (3.3) |
Monthly auras in last year | 3.8 (4.9) | 3.8 (5.1) | 3.1 (3.3) |
Concomitant acute medication | 216 (95.2) | 197 (96.1) | 19 (86.4) |
Concomitant migraine prevention | 119 (52.4) | 109 (53.2) | 10 (45.5) |
Prior migraine prevention failures | |||
0 | 26 (11.5) | 24 (11.7) | 2 (9.1) |
1 | 10 (4.4) | 10 (4.9) | 0 (0) |
2–4 | 114 (50.2) | 100 (48.8) | 14 (63.6) |
5 or more | 77 (33.9) | 71 (34.6) | 6 (27.3) |