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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of all patients with migraine

From: Intravascular laser irradiation of blood as novel migraine treatment: an observational study

Variable

Total (n = 24)

Migraine without ILIB (n = 9)

Migraine with ILIB (n = 15)

p value

Age (years, median, IQR)

57 (45–65)

64 (51–75)

56 (40–58)

0.199

Gender

 Male (n, %)

6 (25%)

2 (22.22%)

4 (26.67%)

1.000

 Female (n, %)

18 (75%)

7 (77.78%)

11 (73.33%)

 

 Height (cm, mean ± SD)

162.42 ± 6.76

160.67 ± 5.34

163.47 ± 7.47

0.355

 Weight (kg, mean ± SD)

64.09 ± 9.05

59.36 ± 8.26

66.93 ± 8.52

0.049

 BMI (mean ± SD)

24.29 ± 3.23

23.06 ± 3.63

25.03 ± 2.83

0.084

Education level

 Elementary school (n, %)

1 (4.17%)

1 (11.11%)

0 (0%)

 

 Junior high school (n, %)

2 (8.33%)

2 (22.22%)

0 (0%)

 

 Senior high school (n, %)

3 (12.5%)

2 (22.22%)

1 (6.67%)

 

 Vocational high school (n, %)

5 (20.83%)

0 (0%)

5 (33.33%)

 

 Five-year junior college program (n, %)

3 (12.5%)

1 (11.11%)

2 (13.33%)

0.675

 Bachelor (n, %)

7 (29.17%)

3 (33.33%)

4 (26.67%)

 

 Master (n, %)

2 (8.33%)

0 (0%)

2 (13.33%)

 

 PhD (n, %)

1 (4.17%)

0 (0%)

1 (6.67%)

 

Resident situation

 Living with family (n, %)

22 (91.67%)

8 (88.89%)

14 (93.33%)

1.000

 Living alone (n, %)

2 (8.33%)

1 (11.11%)

1 (6.67%)

 
  1. Categorical variables are listed as follows: number (percentage); Continuous variables are listed as: mean ± SD
  2. ILIB, intravascular laser irradiation of blood; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; PhD, Doctor of Philosophy