Detecting Migraine in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Three Different Headache Measures

Table 3

Sensitivity and specificity of the Nine-Item Screener in patients with and without migraine.

Item	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)	95% CI AUC
(1) Pain is worse on just one side	70	69.6	0.54–0.83
(2) Pain is pulsing, pounding, or throbbing	90	52.2	0.56–0.85
(3) Pain is moderate or severe	100	34.8	0.52–0.81
(4) Pain is made worse by activities such as walking or climbing stairs	80	39.1	0.44–0.75
(5) You feel nauseated or sick to your stomach	60	72.7	0.50–0.80
(6) You see spots, stars, zigzag lines, or gray area for several minutes or more before or during your headaches	70	78.3	0.59–0.87
(7) Light bothers you (a lot more than when you do not have headaches)	95	39.1	0.52–0.81
(8) Sound bothers you (a lot more than when you do not have headaches)	100	30.4	0.49–0.79
(9) Functional impairment due to headache in the last three months	95	65.2	0.64–0.90

Note: = 43.