Table 1 Baseline characteristics of migraine patients (ITT)
Parameters | Shaoyang specific group (n = 121) | Shaoyang non-specific group (n = 119) | Yangming specific group (n = 118) | Sham a cupuncture group (n = 118) | P values* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 37.1 (11.7) | 36.2 (12.4) | 36.8 (13.0) | 37.5 (12.1) | 0.870 |
Women | 100 (82.6%) | 99 (83.2%) | 92 (78.0%) | 103 (87.3%) | 0.306 |
Migraine type | 0.635 | ||||
With aura | 18 (14.9%) | 14 (11.8%) | 12 (10.2%) | 12 (10.2%) | |
Without aura | 103 (85.1%) | 105 (88.2%) | 106 (89.8%) | 106 (89.8%) | |
Duration of illness (months) | 119.8 (115.3) | 91.8 (78.6) | 104.0 (100.7) | 102.0 (93.4) | 0.172 |
Migraine days last month** | 6.3 (5.1) | 5.6 (3.2) | 6.1 (4.6) | 5.5 (4.0) | 0.387 |
number of lost work days due to | 3.0(3.2) | 3.9(3.0) | 3.9 (3.7) | 2.9(2.7) | 0.014* |
migraine attacks last month** |