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Table 2 Crosstab of perimenstrual headache

From: The role of purity and frequency in the classification of perimenstrual headache

 

N (%)

Migraine

TTH

Other types

Total

High-frequency

 Impure

17 (6.7)

13 (5.1)

26 (10.2)

56 (22.0)

 Pure

14 (5.5)

12 (4.7)

17 (6.7)

43 (16.9)

Low-frequency

 Impure

18 (7.1)

27 (10.6)

46 (18.1)

91 (35.8)

 Pure

13 (5.1)

15 (5.9)

36 (14.2)

64 (25.2)

 Total

62 (24.4)

67 (26.4)

125 (49.2)

254 (100.0)

  1. High frequency: headache at least two out of three menstrual cycles; Pure: no headache at other times except for -2 to +3 of menstruation; Migraine and tension type headache (TTH) follows ICHD-3