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Table 2 Pain characteristics/symptoms

From: Results from a pharmacy-based patient survey on the use of a fixed combination analgesic containing acetylsalicylic acid, paracetamol and caffeine by self-diagnosing and self-treating patients

 

Headache (N = 828) n (%)

Migraine (N = 206) n (%)

p value

Location of pain

 One-sided

195 (23.8 %)

141 (68.4 %)

<0.001

 Bilateral

351 (42.9 %)

39 (18.9 %)

 

 Diffuse, assignment of side not possible

273 (33.3 %)

26 (12.6 %)

 

 Missing values

9

 

Pain characteristics

 Throbbing

217 (26.5 %)

145 (71.1 %)

<0.001

 Pressing/tightening

595 (72.6 %)

54 (26.5 %)

 

 Both

7 (0.9 %)

5 (2.5 %)

 

 Missing values

9

2

 

Increasing pain during physical strain

 No

383 (47.0 %)

18 (8.8 %)

<0.001

 Yes

432 (53.0 %)

187 (91.2 %)

 

 Missing values

13

1

 

Nausea/photophobia/phonophobia present?

 No

733 (89.6 %)

9 (4.4 %)

<0.001

 Yes

85 (10.4 %)

196 (95.6 %)

 

 Missing values

10

1