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Table 3 Migraine, headache (HA), pain information and overuse of pain medication

From: Leukocyte inflammatory phenotype and function in migraine patients compared with matched non-migraine volunteers: a pilot study

Study ID

Number of HA per 30 days

Number of migraines per 30 days

Comorbid pain

Aura

Meets chronic migraine criteria

Percent of days with HA (A)

Percent of days with Migraine (B)

Percent of headaches that are migraines (A/B)

Meets criteria for overuse of any pain medication

Triptan overuse

NSAID /ASA overuse

Overuse of opioids

Overuse multiple drug classes

M1133

9

9

TMJ

1

0

31%

29%

91%

0

0

0

0

0

M1139

26

20

None

1

1

87%

65%

75%

1

0

1

0

1

M1140

30

19

IBS

0

1

100%

62%

62%

0

0

0

0

0

M1142

30

20

Fibromyalgia

0

1

100%

68%

68%

1

0

0

0

1

M1143

30

20

Fibromyalgia

0

1

100%

68%

68%

0

0

0

0

0

M1144

17

7

IBS

0

0

57%

22%

38%

0

0

0

0

0

M1145

24

9

Back pain

0

1

81%

29%

35%

1

0

0

1

1

M1149

10

6

None

0

0

34%

21%

60%

1

0

0

0

1

M1152

9

6

None

1

0

29%

20%

70%

0

0

0

0

0

M1153

19

12

None

0

1

64%

41%

64%

1

0

0

0

1

M1154

17

6

Arthritis

1

0

55%

21%

38%

1

0

0

0

1

M1155

16

8

Back pain

0

1

52%

28%

54%

0

0

0

0

0

M1156

13

5

None

0

0

43%

18%

42%

1

0

0

0

1

M1158

12

11

Arthritis

0

0

41%

38%

92%

1

0

0

0

1

M1159

16

10

None

1

1

55%

32%

58%

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

18.6

11.2

Sum

5

8

   

8

    

SD

7.7

5.7

Percent

33%

53%

   

53%

    
  1. Definition of chronic migraine: Headache occurring on 15 or more days/month for more than 3 months, which, on at least 8 days/month,
  2. has the features of migraine headache