Migraine Pain Location and Measures of Healthcare Use and Distress: An Observational Study

Table 4

Prevalence of comorbidities and measures of healthcare use in 477 patients with migraine.

		value
Depression	157/477 (32.9%)	0.514 (chi-square for males versus females)
Females	143/424 (33.7%)
Males	14/53 (26.4%)
Anxiety	144/477 (30.2%)	0.326 (chi-square for males versus females)
Females	131/424 (30.9%)
Males	13/53 (24.5%)
Patients visiting ED for migraine in the year prior to headache consultation	38/250 (15.2%)
Average number of ED visits for migraine in the year prior	0.32 (range 0–22)	0.15 (chi-square for males versus females)
Females	31/221 (14%)
Males	7/29 (24%)
Patients visiting ED for migraine in the year after headache consultation	31/298 (10.4%)
Average number of ED visits for migraine in year after consultation	0.18 (range 0–6)	0.27 (chi-square for males versus females)
Females	29/260 (11%)
Males	2/38 (5%)
Patients visiting ED for other reasons in the year prior to headache consultation	38/247 (15.4%)
Average number of ED visits for other reasons in the year prior	0.29 (range 0–9)
Patients visiting ED for other reasons in the year after headache consultation	32/297 (10.8%)
Average number of ED visits for other reasons in the year after consultation	0.17 (range 0–7)

ED = emergency department.