From: Stress and psychological factors before a migraine attack: A time-based analysis
Migraine days N = 172 Mean (S.E.) effect | Pre-migraine days N = 128 Mean (S.E.) effect | Buffer days N = 320 Mean (S.E.) effect | Control days N = 265 Mean (S.E.) effect | |
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Headache severity | 17.1 ± 1.4**1 **2 **3 | 7.0 ± 1.4**1 | 7.2 ± 1.3**1 | 4.2 ± 1.4 |
Stressful events | 12.3 ± 1.5*2 | 11.7 ± 1.5 | 9.7 ± 1.4**1 | 13.3 ± 1.5 |
Daily hassles | 10.7 ± 1.2*2 | 11.8 ± 1.2**2 | 8.4 ± 1.1**1 | 10.7 ± 1.2 |
Domestic stress | 7.7 ± 1.4 | 8.1 ± 1.4 | 7.0 ± 1.3 | 8.8 ± 1.4 |
Non-domestic stress | 11.1 ± 1.9*1 *2 *3 | 7.6 ± 1.9 | 8.1 ± 1.8 | 8.8 ± 1.9 |