Research Article

Quality of Life and Migraine Disability among Female Migraine Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia

Table 4

Association of QOL with migraine disability.

VariableMean (SD) statistic (df) value*
Group A ( = 27)Group B ( = 73)

Physical health score24.8 (3.3)22.7 (3.5)2.655 (98)0.009
Psychological health score22.0 (3.2)21.3 (3.2)0.947 (98)0.346
Social relationships score10.9 (1.6)10.8 (1.5)0.411 (98)0.682
Environment score29.0 (3.7)28.9 (3.2)0.251 (98)0.803

Total QOL scores86.7 (9.9)82.2 (11.8)1.7810.078

Notes: *independent -test.
Group A comprised patients with either grade I or grade II migraine based on MIDAS questionnaire who require only over-the-counter analgesics to reduce migraine disability.
Group B included patients from grade III or IV who required migraine-specific treatments.