Table 4 Comparison of baseline values at admission to the hospital, split for hospital and diagnostic subgroup (TTH = Tension-type headache; m = arithmetic mean, sd = standard deviation); - not significant, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
Providing hospital | Diagnostic headache subgroup | Significance testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hosp. A | Hosp. B | Hosp. C | Migraine alone | TTH or combined with migr. | Total | Between | Between | Hosp. X | ||
n = | 99 | 109 | 98 | 167 | 139 | 306 | Hosp. | Subgr | Subgr | |
Pain intensity | m (sd) | 5.8 (1.5) | 5.7 (1.7) | 6.5 (1.8) | 6.2 (1.8) | 5.7 (1.5) | 6.0 (1.7) | ** | * | - |
Pain disability Index | m (sd) | 35.3 (15.7) | 36.6 (15.6) | 38.9 (15.3) | 39.9 (16.4) | 33.4 (13.6) | 37.0 (15.5) | - | ** | - |
Days with headache | Per 4 weeks; m (sd) | 12.0 (5.5) | 12.8 (6.2) | 14.8 (7.0) | 11.4 (5.5) | 15.3 (6.7) | 13.2 (6.4) | ** | ** | * |
Days with analgesics | Per 4 weeks; m (sd) | 7.8 (4.8) | 9.5 (6.3) | 9.0 (6.4) | 8.7 (5.7) | 8.9 (6.2) | 8.8 (5.9) | - | - | - |
Pain affective | T-values; m (sd) | 58.6 (8.5) | 56.9 (7.9) | 57.5 (7.6) | 58.8 (8.6) | 57.7 (7.7) | 58.3 (8.2) | - | - | - |
Physical Health# | T-values; m (sd) | 38.7 (8.0) | 38.4 (7.7) | 36.8 (8.9) | 38.0 (8.2) | 38.0 (8.2) | 38.0 (8.2) | - | - | - |
Mental Health# | T-values; m (sd) | 42.0 (11.5) | 43.4 (11.4) | 42.0 (10.8) | 43.7 (10.9) | 41.1 (11.5) | 42.5 (11.2) | - | * | - |
Depression | T-values; m (sd) | 53.8 (8.5) | 51.9 (9.4) | 54.7 (9.7) | 52.1 (9.3) | 55.1 (9.0) | 53.4 (9.2) | * | ** | - |
Sense of coherence# | m (sd) | 64.2 (11.8) | 65.7 (11.9) | 61.2 (13.3) | 64.8 (11.9) | 62.6 (13.0) | 63.8 (12.4) | * | - | - |
Satisfaction with health# | m (sd) | 2.1 (0.9) | 2.1 (1.0) | 1.8 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.9) | 2.0 (0.9) | * | - | * |
Healthy food# | m (sd) | 11.6 (2.8) | 10.9 (2.6) | 10.5 (2.4) | 11.0 (2.5) | 11.0 (2.8) | 11.0 (2.6) | * | - | - |
Physical activity# | m (sd) | 5.9 (2.1) | 5.6 (2.5) | 5.4 (2.3) | 5.7 (2.3) | 5.6 (2.3) | 5.6 (2.3) | - | - | - |
Coping with stress# | m (sd) | 3.4 (2.2) | 3.2 (2.2) | 3.1 (2.2) | 3.2 (2.2) | 3.3 (2.2) | 3.2 (2.2) | - | - | - |
Using of self-help# | m (sd) | 0.9 (1.1) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.8 (0.9) | 0.9 (1.0) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.8 (1.0) | - | - | - |