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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the subjects

From: Cognitive performance in patients with chronic tension-type headache and its relation to neuroendocrine hormones

Variables

CTTH

N 100

I

Depression

N 97

II

Control

N 105

III

p

Age in years

mean ± SD

35.31 ± 6.95

36.24 ± 7.20

35.51 ± 7.35

NS

Male

no.

40

34

42

NS

%

40%

35.10%

40%

Female

no.

60

63

63

%

60%

64.90%

60%

Years of education in years

NS

mean ± SD

8.48 ± 3.04

8.09 ± 2.89

8.66 ± 3.19

BDI score

I vs II

p < 0.001

I vs III

p < 0.01

II vs III

p < 0.001

mean ± SD

23.04 ± 7.37

25.73 ± 5.19

4.74 ± 1.69

MoCA score

I vs III

p < 0.001

II vs III

p < 0.001

mean ± SD

21.92 ± 4.13

21.72 ± 4.30

27.12 ± 1.33

  1. CTTH = chronic tension-type headache, BDI = Beck’s Depression Inventory, MoCA = Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Significance level was set at p < 0.05