Prevalence of migraine among the general population, and its effect on the quality of life in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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Table 1

- Characteristics of the study population.

Variables	Migraine headache	Non-migraine headache	No headache	P-value
Age, mean±SD	29.6±10.9	29.3±11.3	31.3±11.9	0.001
BMI, mean±SD	24.8±5.5	24.9±5.6	24.5±5.1	0.494
Gender
Female	621 (45.2)	285 (20.7)	469 (34.1)	<0.001
Male	145 (21.2)	104 (15.2)	434 (63.5)	<0.001
Nationality
Saudi	684 (36.9)	354 (19.1)	817 (44)	0.59
Non-Saudi	82 (40.4)	35 (17.2)	86 (42.4)	0.59
Education
Secondary school or less	207 (38.9)	113 (21.2)	212 (39.8)	0.018
Diploma	28 (31.1)	16 (17.8)	46 (51.1)
Bachelor	476 (38.3)	228 (18.3)	539 (43.4)
Master or above	55 (28.5)	32 (16.6)	106 (54.9)
Occupation
Student	332 (37.2)	182 (20.4)	378 (42.4)	<0.001
Non-employee	170 (46.1)	71 (19.2)	128 (34.7)
Employee	234 (33.3)	126 (17.9)	343 (48.8)
Retired	30 (31.9)	10 (10.6)	54 (57.4)
Smoking
Yes	92 (40.9)	31 (13.8)	102 (45.3)	0.403
No	674 (36.8)	358 (19.5)	801 (43.7)	0.403
Family history of migraine
Yes	376 (60.6)	90 (14.5)	154 (24.8)	<0.001
No	390 (27.1)	299 (20.8)	749 (52.1)	<0.001

Values are presented as number and percentages (%). BMI: body mass index, SD: standard deviation

Table 2

- Quality of life of participants with migraine and those with no headaches.

Variables	Migraine		No headache		P-value
Variables	Mean±SD	Median	Mean±SD	Median	P-value
Physical function	69.9±25.7	75	72.4±31.3	85	0.000
Role limitation due to physical health	42.1±40.9	25	80±33.2	100	0.000
Role imitation due to emotional problems	38.7±43.4	33.3	71.8±39.6	100	0.000
Energy and fatigue	45.3±17.1	50	55.9±18.6	55	0.000
Emotional well being	52±18.9	52	62.5±18.3	60	0.000
Social function	60.1±19.2	62.5	75.8±23	75	0.000
Pain	59.8±24.1	57.5	84.1±21.6	100	0.000
General health	57.7±16.6	60	66.9±14.8	65	0.000