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Table 1 Qualitative research sample demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Content validity of the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire version 2.1 electronic patient-reported outcome

 

Total sample

(N = 11)

Episodic Migraine

(N = 7)

Chronic Migraine

(N = 4)

Demographics

 Age (years), Mean (SD) [min, max]

34.8 (7.7) [24, 53]

34.9 (9.2) [24, 53]

34.8 (5.3) [29, 41]

 Female, n (%)

9 (81.8%)

6 (85.7%)

3 (75.0%)

Race, n (%)

 White

10 (90.9%)

6 (85.7%)

4 (100%)

 Black or African American

1 (9.1%)

1 (14.3%)

 

Ethnicity, n (%)

 Hispanic or Latino

1 (9.1%)

1 (14.3%)

 

 Not Hispanic or Latino

10 (90.9%)

6 (85.7%)

4 (100%)

Current Living Situation, n (%)

 Living alone

1 (9.1%)

 

1 (25.0%)

 Living with a partner, spouse, family, or friends

10 (90.9%)

7 (100%)

3 (75.0%)

Education, n (%)

 Secondary/high school

1 (9.1%)

1 (14.3%)

 

 Some college

2 (18.2%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (25.5%)

 College degree

2 (18.2%)

2 (28.6%)

 

 Postgraduate college

4 (36.4%)

2 (28.6%)

2 (50.0%)

 Technical or vocational degree

2 (18.2%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (25.0%)

Employment Status, n (%)

 Employed full-time

7 (63.6%)

5 (71.4%)

2 (50.0%)

 Employed part-time

2 (18.2%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (25.0%)

 Homemaker

1 (9.1%)

1 (14.3%)

 

 Disability

1 (9.1%)

 

1 (25.0%)

Annual Household Income, n (%)

 $25,000 to $44,000

3 (27.3%)

2 (28.6%)

1 (25.0%)

 $45,000 to $75,000

2 (18.2%)

2 (28.6%)

 

 More than $75,000

5 (45.5%)

2 (28.6%)

3 (75.0%)

 Prefer not to say

1 (9.1%)

1 (14.3%)

 

Clinical

 Episodic migraine, n (%)

7 (63.6%)

  

 Chronic migraine, n (%)

4 (36.4%)

  

Time since diagnosis, n (%)

 Less than 1 year

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 More than 1 year and up to 5 years

2 (18.2%)

1 (14.3%)

1 (25.0%)

 More than 5 years and up to 10 years

3 (27.3%)

1 (14.3%)

2 (50.0%)

 More than 10 years

6 (54.5%)

5 (71.4%)

1 (25.0%)

Comorbid conditions, n (%)a

 Anxiety

3 (27.3%)

2 (28.6%)

1 (25.0%)

 Depressive disorder

4 (36.4%)

1 (14.3%)

3 (75.0%)

 Obsessive compulsive disorder

1 (9.1%)

1 (14.3%)

 

 Ovarian cysts or other ovarian disorder

1 (9.1%)

 

1 (25.0%)

 Asthma

1 (9.1%)

 

1 (25.0%)

 No other health problems

2 (18.2%)

2 (28.6%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: max = maximum, min = minimum, n = number of patients within each specific category, SD = standard deviation
  2. aNot mutually exclusive