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Table 5 Distribution of Migraine and TTH triggering factors

From: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of headache among medical students in Palestine: a cross sectional study

Triggering Factors

Migraine

Rank

TTH

Rank

Sleep Deprivation

89.8%

1

88.5%

1

Physical activities

75.7%

3

82.7%

2

Stress

70.0%

4

81.1%

3

Long Study hours

70.0%

4

79.8%

4

Altered Sleep Pattern

80.2%

2

76.3%

5

Exam’s Stress

66.1%

5

75.7%

6

Social Events

57.0%

8

58.7%

7

Hunger

59.8%

7

58.0%

8

Noise

61.5%

6

56.6%

9

Menstruation

38.5%

11

55.7%

10

Specific Weather

53.6%

10

47.0%

11

Colorful lights

54.8%

9

43.1%

12

Caffeine consumption

32.7%

13

37.7%

13

Money

32.7%

14

35.6%

14

Odors

38.4%

12

27.3%

15

Smoking

19.2%

15

20.9%

16

Energy Drinks

13.5%

17

17.0%

17

Specific Food

19.2%

16

16.1%

18