Demographics and primary headache characters among UQU medical students.
| Category | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age Mean±SD | 22.9±1.1 years |
| Gender | |
| Male | 327 (52.3) |
| Female | 297 (47.7) |
| Last year prevalence of headache (out of 623) | 558 (89.6) |
| Days had headache in last year, median (IQR) | 15±23 days |
| Episodes in the last year, median (IQR) | 18±33 episodes |
| Duration of each episode, median (IQR) | 2.5±3.1 hours |
| Site of headache* | |
| Frontal | 251 (45) |
| Occipital | 84 (15.1) |
| Vertical | 60 (10.8) |
| Temporal | 201 (36) |
| Generalized** | 144 (25.8) |
| Orbital | 154 (27.6) |
| Bilateral or unilateral* | |
| Bilateral | 424 (76) |
| Unilateral | 134 (24) |
| Character of headache* | |
| Pressing/tightening | 393 (70.4) |
| Throbbing/pulsating | 258 (46.2) |
| Stabbing | 48 (8.6) |
| Associated symptoms* | |
| Vomiting | 10 (1.8) |
| Nausea | 84 (15.1) |
| Photophobia | 178 (31.9) |
| Phonophobia | 146 (26.2) |
| Average intensity (out of 10) Mean±SD | 5.1±1.7 |
| Family history of headache | 250 (44.8) |