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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients

From: Real-world evidence of galcanezumab for migraine treatment in Japan: a retrospective analysis

Characteristics

EM (n = 25)

CM (n = 27)

All (n = 52)

Age, years

51.1 ± 13.3

45.7 ± 12.2

48.3 ± 12.9

Sex, female

23 (92.0)

23 (85.2)

46 (88.5)

BMI, kg/m2

21.3 ± 3.1

20.6 ± 2.6

21.0 ± 2.8

Onset, years

23.9 ± 11.9

24.2 ± 13.3

24.1 ± 12.5

Disease history, years

27.2 ± 17.8

21.5 ± 13.2

24.3 ± 15.7

NRS

6.2 ± 1.4

6.7 ± 1.5

6.5 ± 1.5

Migraine characteristics

 Unilateral pain

18 (72.0)

19 (70.4)

37 (71.2)

 Pulsating pain

16 (64.0)

19 (70.4)

35 (67.3)

 Aggravation by routine physical activity

18 (72.0)

21 (77.8)

39 (75.0)

MMD

7.2 ± 2.8

17.6 ± 7.2

12.6 ± 7.5

MHD

8.6 ± 3.8

22.0 ± 4.7

15.6 ± 8.0

AMD

7.0 ± 3.3

12.2 ± 8.6

9.7 ± 7.0

Medication-overuse headache

0 (0.0)

16 (59.3)

16 (30.8)

Premonitory symptomsa

11 (44.0)

13 (50.0)

24 (47.1)

Aura

5 (20.0)

7 (25.9)

12 (23.1)

Associated symptoms

 Photophobia

20 (80.0)

21 (77.8)

41 (78.8)

 Phonophobia

16 (64.0)

22 (81.5)

38 (73.1)

 Nausea/vomiting

18 (72.0)

21 (77.8)

39 (75.0)

Medical history

 Psychiatric

5 (20.0)

11 (40.7)

16 (30.8)

 Gastrointestinal

4 (16.0)

4 (14.8)

8 (15.4)

 Vascular

2 (8.0)

2 (7.4)

4 (7.7)

 Hormonal

1 (4.0)

4 (14.8)

5 (9.6)

 Cancer

3 (12.0)

2 (7.4)

5 (9.6)

 Respiratory

4 (16.0)

4 (14.8)

8 (15.4)

 Immuno—rheumatologic

2 (8.0)

3 (11.1)

5 (9.6)

 Hypertension

2 (8.0)

1 (3.7)

3 (5.8)

 Dyslipidemia

4 (16.0)

5 (18.5)

9 (17.3)

 Diabetes mellitus

0 (0.0)

1 (3.7)

1 (1.9)

GAD-7 ≥ 5

11 (44.0)

15 (55.6)

26 (50.0)

GAD-7 ≥ 10

1 (4.0)

1 (3.7)

2 (3.8)

PHQ-9 ≥ 5

13 (52.0)

19 (70.4)

32 (61.5)

PHQ-9 ≥ 10

4 (16.0)

4 (14.8)

8 (15.4)

Family history of headache

9 (36.0)

16 (59.3)

25 (48.1)

  1. Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation
  2. aWe excluded one patient with CM with missing data
  3. EM Episodic migraine, CM Chronic migraine, BMI Body mass index, NRS Numerical rating scale, MMD Monthly migraine day, MHD Monthly headache day, AMD Monthly acute medication intake day, GAD-7 General anxiety disorder-7, PHQ-9 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire