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Table 1 The demographic characteristics comparisons between different types of headaches and healthy control group

From: Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of migraineurs

Variable

Healthy control

M

TTH

CH

MOH

Total

32

43

23

13

22

Male

14 (43.7 %)

15 (34.9 %)

7 (30.4 %)

11 (84.6 %)

3 (13.6 %)

Female

18 (56.3 %)

28 (65.1 %)

16 (69.6 %)

2 (15.4 %)

19 (86.4 %)

Age

35.46 ± 8.49

35.21 ± 10.44

45.17 ± 10.88

34.69 ± 10.12

46.18 ± 9.60

 <30

9 (28.1 %)

14 (32.6 %)

2 (8.7 %)

6 (46.2 %)

1 (4.5 %)

 30–40

15 (46.9 %)

12 (27.9 %)

6 (26.1 %)

4 (30.8 %)

5 (22.7 %)

 >40

8 (25 %)

17 (39.5 %)

15 (65.2 %)

3 (23.1 %)

16 (72.7 %)

Education

 Junior colleague or lower

12 (37.5 %)

26 (60.4 %)

17 (74.0 %)

9 (69.2 %)

17 (77.3 %)

 University or above

20 (62.5 %)

17 (39.6 %)

6 (26.0 %)

4 (30.8 %)

5 (22.7 %)

BMI

 Underweight (<18.5)

3 (9.4 %)

3 (7.0 %)

0

1 (7.7 %)

2 (9.1 %)

 Normal weight (18.5 to <23)

23 (71.9 %)

24 (55.8 %)

10 (43.5 %)

5 (38.5 %)

8 (36.4 %)

 Overweight (23 to <25)

4 (12.5 %)

6 (14.0 %)

5 (21.7 %)

2 (15.4 %)

6 (27.3 %)

 Obese (≥25)

2 (6.2 %)

10 (23.3 %)

8 (34.8 %)

5 (38.5 %)

6 (27.3 %)