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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of pediatric patients

From: Dedicated neuroimaging analysis in children with primary headaches: prevalence of lesions and a comparison between patients with and without migraines

Parameter

Total (n = 190)

Migraine

(n = 82)

Non-Migraine

(n = 108)

P-value

Sex, M/F

80/110

32/50

47/59

0.454

Mean Age (years)

13.4 ± 2.71

14.1 ± 2.49

12.8 ± 2.77

0.001*

Frequency of headache

(days/month)

12.4 ± 11.01

11.7 ± 10.41

13.4 ± 11.88

0.464

Duration of attack (hours)

7.8 ± 10.16

6.0 ± 8.30

9.9 ± 11.81

0.220

Duration before Dx.

(Months)

15.9 ± 20.21

20.3 ± 20.70

10.5 ± 18.30

0.020*

Duration before imaging

(Months)

14.6 ± 19.55

18.6 ± 21.33

8.6 ± 15.31

0.057

  1. Dx: diagnosis