Table 4 Features of migraine and differences between genders
From: Migraine among students of a medical college in western China: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Total n = 577 | Male n = 118 | Female n = 459 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at onset | 0.001 | |||
  < 15 years | 201 (34.84%) | 51 (43.22%) | 150 (32.68%) | |
 15–20 years | 368 (63.78%) | 62 (52.54%) | 306 (66.67%) | |
  > 20 years | 8 (1.38%) | 5 (4.24%) | 3 (0.65%) |  |
Frequency | 0.04 | |||
 Irregular | 288 (49.91%) | 71 (60.17%) | 217 (47.28%) | |
 Monthly | 72 (12.48%) | 14 (11.86%) | 58 (12.64%) | |
 Weekly | 35 (6.06%) | 2 (1.69%) | 33 (7.19%) |  |
 1–3 day/week | 162 (28.08%) | 26 (22.04%) | 136 (29.63%) | |
 4–6 day/week | 20 (3.47%) | 5 (4.24%) | 15 (3.26%) |  |
Duration | 0.513 | |||
  ≤ 1 h | 308 (53.38%) | 68 (57.63%) | 240 (52.29%) | |
  > 1 h and < 12 h | 248 (42.98%) | 47(39.83%) | 201 (43.79%) | |
  ≥ 12 h | 21 (3.64%) | 3 (2.54%) | 18 (3.92%) |  |
Visual analog Scale | 3.89 ± 1.706 | 3.84 ± 1.876 | 3.91 ± 1.661 | 0.693 |