Table 1 Baseline characteristics of CVS patients based on time of onset of symptoms
Variables | Available N | Pediatric N-35 | Adolescent N-30 | Adults N-151 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | 216 | 26 | 22 | 39 | <0.001┼** |
Gender | 216 | 0.006¥* | |||
Male | 14% (5) | 20% (6) | 38% (58) | ||
Female | 86% (30) | 80% (24) | 62% (93) | ||
Race | 196 | 0.293¥ | |||
White | 100% | 89% (25) | 96% (129) | ||
Black | (33) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | ||
Hispanic | 0% (0) | 7% (2) | 3% (4) | ||
Other | 0% (0) | 4% (1) | 1% (2) | ||
Hispanic Other | |||||
Geographical Location | 189 | 0.024¥* | |||
Canada | 4% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | ||
Midwest | 56% (15) | 76% (22) | 74% (98) | ||
Northeast | 22% (6) | 3% (1) | 4% (5) | ||
South | 7% (2) | 7% (2) | 13% (17) | ||
United Kingdom | 4% (1) | 0% (0) | 1% (1) | ||
West | 7% (2) | 14% (4) | 9% (12) | ||
Type of CVS | 181 | 0.001¥* | |||
CVS Plus | 12% (3) | 7% (2) | 0% (0) | ||
Classical CVS | 76% (19) | 76% (22) | 93% (118) | ||
Catamenial CVS | 12% (3) | 17% (5) | 7% (9) | ||
Personal history of migraine | 213 | 0.819¥ | |||
No | 58% (19) | 57% (17) | 62% (93) | ||
Yes | 42% (14) | 43% (13) | 38% (57) | ||
Family history of migraine | 180 | 0.019¥* | |||
No | 48% (12) | 36% (10) | 63% (80) | ||
Yes | 52% (13) | 64% (18) | 37% (47) | ||
Emergency room/urgent care visits/year | 192 | 2 | 4.5 | 4 | 0.411┼ |
Hospital Admissions/year | 140 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.729┼ |
Surgery related to CVS | 182 | 0.715¥ | |||
No | 78% (21) | 68% (19) | 72% (91) | ||
Yes | 22% (6) | 32% (9) | 28% (36) | ||
Disability | 180 | 0.421¥ | |||
No | 89% (24) | 89% (25) | 80% | ||
Yes | 11% (3) | 11% (3) | (100) 20% (25) | ||
Prophylactic medications | 177 | 0.255¥ | |||
No | 4% (1) | 12% (3) | 4% (5) | ||
Yes | 96% (26) | 88% (23) | 96% (119) | ||
Response to therapy | 105 | 0.613^ | |||
None | 7% (1) | 24% (4) | 20% (15) | ||
Partial | 29% (4) | 24% (4) | 26% (19) | ||
Complete | 64% (9) | 52% (9) | 54% (40) |