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Table 5 Comparison of demographic characteristics among the remission group, unchanged group and aggravation group according to headache intensity

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 = 258)

The unchanged group2 (n = 2451)

The aggravation group3 (n = 97)

P value

P value Post hoc

1 vs 2

1 vs 3

2 vs 3

Male, n (%)

101 (39.15)

901 (36.76)

41 (42.27)

0.430

   

Age, n (%)

   

0.047

   

  < 30

77 (29.84)

563 (22.97)

30 (30.93)

    

 30–50

163 (63.18)

1731 (70.62)

60 (61.86)

    

  > 50

18 (6.98)

157 (6.41)

7 (7.21)

    

Education level, n (%)

   

0.019

0.005

0.209

0.825

 junior colleague or lower

70 (27.13)

483 (19.71)

20 (20.62)

    

 University or above

188 (72.87)

1968 (80.29)

77 (79.38)

    

Chronic disease history, n (%)

68 (26.36)

567 (23.13)

28 (28.87)

0.238

   

Smoking, n (%)

53 (20.54)

398 (16.24)

21 (21.65)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.083

Drinking, n (%)

121 (46.90)

1010 (41.21)

49 (50.52)

0.048

0.078

0.543

0.068

Living in the Wuhan area, n (%)

11 (4.26)

77 (3.14)

8 (8.25)

0.019

0.334

0.137

0.006

Having symptoms or a diagnosis of

COVID-19, n(%)

20 (7.75)

121 (4.94)

10 (10.31)

0.015

0.053

0.440

0.030

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

47 (18.22)

276 (11.26)

35 (36.08)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Getting support from family members, n (%)

   

0.002

0.060

0.170

0.001

 Unchanged or more

236 (91.47)

2313 (94.37)

84 (86.60)

    

 Less

22 (8.53)

138 (5.63)

13 (13.40)

    

Getting support from the outside world, n (%)

   

0.112

   

 Unchanged or more

221 (85.66)

2082 (84.94)

75 (77.32)

    

 Less

37 (14.34)

369 (15.06)

22 (22.68)

    

ISI score

7.52 ± 5.57

8.04 ± 5.68

6.50 ± 5.44

0.009

0.494

0.225

0.014

PHQ9 score

6.83 ± 5.34

6.85 ± 4.90

5.80 ± 4.38

0.110

   

ISER score

20.82 ± 15.42

20.86 ± 14.85

18.03 ± 13.39

0.294