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Table 3 Frequency, severity and impact of headache according to migraineurs’ anxiety and depression status

From: Combination of anxiety and depression is associated with an increased headache frequency in migraineurs: a population-based study

 

Migraine subjects without anxiety or depression, N = 93 Median (25% -75%)

Migraine subjects with anxiety alone, N = 28 median (25% -75%)

Migraine subjects with depression alone, N = 9 median (25% -75%)

Migraine subjects with anxiety and depression, N = 17 median (25% -75%)

P-value*

Post hoc analysis with Bonferroni’s correction

Frequency per month

1.0 (0.3-3.0)

2.0 (1.0-5.0)

1.0 (0.3-4.0)

8.0 (2.5-21.0)

<0.001

1 vs. 2 = 0.596

1 vs.3 = 1.000

1 vs. 4 < 0.001

2 vs.3 = 1.000

2 vs. 4 = 0.003

3 vs. 4 = 0.001

VAS score for pain intensity

6.0 (5.0-7.0)

7.0 (6.0-8.0)

7.0 (6.0-8.0)

7.0 (5.0-9.0)

<0.001

1 vs. 2 = 0.011

1 vs.3 = 0.824

1 vs. 4 = 0.018

2 vs.3 = 1.000

2 vs. 4 = 1.000

3 vs. 4 = 1.000

HIT-6 score

50.0 (46.0-58.0)

57.0 (49.0-60.8)

62.0 (52.0-70.5)

64.0 (61.0-67.0)

<0.001

1 vs. 2 = 0.074

1 vs.3 = 0.004

1 vs. 4 < 0.001

2 vs.3 = 0.545

2 vs. 4 = 0.005

3 vs. 4 = 1.000

  1. HIT-6: Headache Impact Test-6; VAS: Visual Analogue Scale.
  2. *Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance test among the four groups: migraine subjects without anxiety or depression, migraine subjects with anxiety alone, migraine subjects with depression alone and migraine subjects with anxiety and depression.
  3. 1: migraine subjects without anxiety or depression; 2: migraine subjects with anxiety alone; 3: migraine subjects with depression alone; 4: migraine with anxiety and depression.