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Table 3 Comparison of demographic characteristics among the remission group, unchanged group and aggravation group according to headache duration

From: Overall trend towards headache remission during the COVID-19 pandemic among Chinese patients with pre-existing headache highlights the role of family support

characteristics

The remission group1 (n = 686)

The unchanged group2 (n = 1936)

The aggravation group3 (n = 184)

P value

P value Post hoc

1 vs 2

1 vs 3

2 vs 3

Male, n (%)

251 (36.59)

715 (36.93)

77 (44.85)

0.393

   

Age, n (%)

   

0.253

   

  < 30

176 (25.66)

441 (22.78)

53 (28.80)

    

 30–50

463 (67.49)

1371 (70.82)

120 (65.22)

    

  > 50

47 (6.85)

124 (6.40)

11 (5.98)

    

Education level, n (%)

   

0.035

0.152

0.172

0.018

 junior colleague or lower

150 (21.87)

374 (19.32)

49 (26.63)

    

 University or above

536 (78.13)

1562 (80.68)

135 (73.37)

    

Chronic disease history, n (%)

167 (24.34)

444 (22.93)

52 (28.26)

0.253

   

Smoking, n (%)

91 (13.27)

334 (17.25)

47 (25.54)

< 0.001

0.015

< 0.001

0.005

Drinking, n (%)

279 (40.67)

813 (41.99)

88 (47.83)

0.217

   

Living in the Wuhan area, n(%)

20 (2.92)

63 (3.25)

13 (7.07)

0.018

0.663

0.009

0.008

Having symptoms or a diagnosis of COVID-19, n(%)

45 (6.56)

86 (4.44)

20 (10.87)

< 0.001

0.029

0.048

< 0.001

Having relatives or acquaintances contracting COVID-19, n (%)

80 (11.66)

240 (12.40)

38 (20.65)

0.004

0.613

0.002

0.002

Getting support from family members, n (%)

   

0.001

0.015

< 0.001

0.005

 Unchanged or more

659 (96.06)

1811 (93.54)

163 (88.59)

    

 Less

27 (3.94)

125 (6.46)

21 (11.41)

    

Getting support from the outside world, n (%)

   

0.028

0.056

0.011

0.120

 Unchanged or more

599 (87.32)

1632 (84.30)

147 (79.89)

    

 Less

87 (12.68)

304 (15.70)

37 (20.11)

    

ISI score

6.70 ± 5.30

8.16 ± 5.67

10.22 ± 6.01

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

PHQ9 score

5.99 ± 4.74

6.92 ± 4.93

8.74 ± 4.89

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

ISER score

17.99 ± 14.18

21.08 ± 14.63

27.71 ± 16.96

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001