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Table 2 The headache characteristics with subgroups stratification

From: Exploring the link between pediatric headaches and environmental noise exposure

 

Subgroups n(%) or mean(standard error)

P-value

Puberty

Prepuberty

Total

59 (47.2)

66 (52.8)

 

Sex

  

0.0117

 Boys

32 (54.2)

21 (31.8)

 

 Girls

27 (45.8)

45 (68.2)

 

Headache type

  

< 0.0001

 Migraine

14 (23.7)

43 (65.2)

 

 Tension-type

45 (76.3)

23 (34.9)

 

Lateralization

  

0.1232

 Unilateral

41 (69.5)

37 (56.1)

 

 Bilateral

18 (30.5)

29 (43.9)

 

Family history of headache

  

0.1347

 yes

25 (42.4)

25 (37.9)

 

 no

31 (52.5)

41 (62.1)

 

 N/A

3 (5.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Response to painkiller

  

0.1750

 yes

32 (54.2)

39 (59.1)

 

 no

24 (40.7)

27 (40.9)

 

 N/A

3 (5.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Interference of daily activities

  

0.1373

 Yes

28 (47.5)

31 (47.0)

 

 No

24 (40.7)

33 (50.0)

 

 N/A

7 (11.9)

2 (3.0)

 

VASa

6.51 (0.21)

6.45 (0.16)

0.0883

Durationb

11.32 (1.55)

10.06 (1.34)

0.4818

Frequencyc

4.16 (0.37)

3.77 (0.30)

0.2517

  1. aVAS, visual analogue scale (1, none; 10, most painful); bDuration, prolonged hours per a day; cFrequency, times per a week; N/A, not answered