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Table 1 Sociodemographic data and headache characters in studied cases (N = 34)

From: Diagnostic value of brain MR imaging and its correlation with clinical presentation and cognitive functions in idiopathic intracranial hypertension patients

Variable type category

Variable

Statistic: N (%), Mean ± SD

Sex

Male

Female

2 (5.9%)

32 (94.1%)

Age

Years

(mean ± SD)

(32.8 ± 8.5)

Weight state

Underweight

Ideal weight

Overweight

Obese

0 (0%)

5 (14.7%)

8 (23.5%)

21 (61.8%)

BMI

Kg/m2

31.9 ± 5.2

Headache

  

Duration

Years

Median (IQR) [range]

5 (2–10.25) [1–17]

Type

Continuous

Chronic

Episodic

22 (64.7%)

4 (11.8%)

8 (23.5%)

Location

Bi-temporal

Unilateral

Occipital

Global

15 (44.1%)

3 (8.8%)

3 (8.8%)

13 (38.2%)

Character

Compressing

Dull aching

Throbbing

19 (55.9%)

6 (17.6%)

9 (26.5%)

Severity

Mild

Moderate

Severe

3 (8.8%)

8 (23.5%)

23 (67.6%)

Associated symptoms:

  

1- N/V

Nausea only

Vomiting only

Both

11 (32.4%)

2 (5.95)

12 (35.3%)

2- Tinnitus

Unilateral

Bilateral

7 (20.6%)

8 (23.5%)

  1. N, numbers; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index; Kg/m2, kilogram per meter square IQR = (75th percentile minus 25th percentile). [Range = maximum minus minimum]. N/V, nausea and/or vomiting