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Table 1 Demographics and clinical scores of participants (mean ± std.)

From: Decoding pain through facial expressions: a study of patients with migraine

 

HC

EM

CM

N

46

186

72

Demographics

 Age (years)

31.4 ± 8.4

34.3 ± 9.5

34.4 ± 10.2

 Sex

32F/14M

136F/50M

66F/16M

Psychometrics

 NRS

0.36 ± 0.97

1.49 ± 2.0

2.84 ± 2.4*

 HADS_A

4.7 ± 3.4

7.6 ± 3.6

8.4 ± 3.8$

 HADS_D

2.9 ± 2.2

5.3 ± 3.3

6.4 ± 4.3#

Migraine profile

 Headache days (/month)

-

6.6 ± 3.7

21.7 ± 6.5η

 MIDAS

-

22.1 ± 27.9

35.3 ± 46.9β

  1. HC Healthy control, CM Chronic migraine, F female, M male, NRS numerical rating scale, HADS Hospital anxiety and depression score, A Anxiety, D Depression, MIDAS Migraine disability assessment scores
  2. *p < 0.01 (CM vs. HC & EM, EM vs. CM)
  3. $p < 0.001 (HC vs. CM & EM)
  4. #p < 0.05 (CM vs. HC & EM, EM vs. CM)
  5. ηp < 0.0001 (CM vs. EM)
  6. βp < 0.01 (CM vs. EM)