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Table 1 Comparative analysis of socio-demographic and clinical data between intervention and control groups

From: Effectiveness of integrated education and relaxation program on migraine-related disability: a randomized controlled trial

Socio-demographic data*

Intervention group (n = 28)

Control group (n = 30)

Test value a# (p value)

Gender

 Male

3 (10.7%)

4 (13.3%)

0.09 (1.00)

 Female

25 (89.3%)

26 (86.7%)

Ageb

35.39 ± 10.30

40.07 ± 8.37

1.98b (0.06)

Marital status

 Single

4 (14.3%)

1 (3.3%)

2.21 (0.19)

 Married

24 (85.7%)

29 (96.7%)

Education

 Illiterate

2 (7.1%)

4 (13.3%)

2.33 (0.76)

 Primary

2 (7.1%)

1 (3.3%)

 Secondary

1 (3.6%)

0 (0%)

 Intermediate

13 (46.4%)

16 (53.3%)

 University

10 (35.7%)

9 (30%)

Occupation

 Student

4 (14.3%)

1 (3.3%)

4.20 (0.25)

 Manual work

3 (10.7%)

4 (13.3%)

 Semiprofessional/professional

6 (21.4%)

3 (10%)

 House wife

15 (53.6%)

22 (73.4%)

 Migraine headache onset (years)b

8.21 ± 7.49

8.97 ± 5.81

0.43b (0.67)

Current smoking

 Yes

1 (3.6%)

2 (6.7%)

0.28# (1.00)

 No

27 (96.4%)

28 (93.3%)

Chronic diseases

 Yes

6 (21.4%)

8 (26.7%)

0.22 (0.64)

 No

22 (78.6%)

22 (73.3%)

Type of migraine

 Low frequent episodic migraine(LFEM)

1 (3.6%)

2 (6.7%)

0.41# (1.00)

 High frequent episodic migraine(HFEM)

12 (42.9%)

12 (40%)

 Chronic migraine(CM)

15 (53.6%)

16 (53.3%)

Presence of aura

 With aura

6 (21.4%)

5 (16.7%)

0.21 (0.64)

 Without aura

22 (78.6%)

25 (83.3%)

  1. *Mean ± SD or N (%)
  2. #FE: Fisher exact
  3. aChi-square test (X2)
  4. bStudent’s t test (t)