Migraine in physicians and final year medical students: A cross-sectional insight into prevalence, self-awareness, and knowledge from Pakistan

Table 3 Subgroup analysis among migraineurs based on awareness of their disease

	Migraine awareness
	Migraine aware (n = 21)	Not aware (n = 27)	P
Gender	Females: 13 (61.9%); Males: 8 (38.1%)	Females: 15 (55.5%); Males: 12 (45.5%)	0.65
Diagnostic criteria	Remember: 12 (57.1%); don’t remember: 9 (42.9%)	Remember: 13 (48%); don’t remember: 14 (52%)	0.53
Know prophylaxis indications	Know indications: 11 (52.4%); do not know about either prophylaxis or its indications: 10 (47.6%)	Know indications: 10 (37%); do not know about either prophylaxis or its indications: 17 (63%)	0.44
Aura essential for diagnosis?	No: 13 (61.9%); yes or not sure: 8	No: 13 (48.1%); yes or not sure: 14 (51.9%)	0.34
Consulted	Neurologist: 6 (28.6%); Any other physician: 11 (52.4%); Didn't consult: 4 (19%)1	Neurologist: 2 (7.4%); Any other physician: 10 (37%); Didn’t consult: 151 (55.6%)	0.02; OR: 9.6 (95%CI: 1.5-96)
Monthly attack cutoff for prophylaxis	Correctly identified: 5 (23.8%); Couldn't identify: 16 (76.2%)	Correctly identified: 11 (40.7%); Couldn't identify: 16 (59.2%)	0.22
Know duration of prophylaxis	Correctly identified: 6 (28.5%); Couldn't identify:15 (71.4%)	Correctly identified: =7 (33.3%); Couldn’t identify: 20 (66.7%)	0.83
Respondent’s frequency of attacks (per month)	None: 1 (4.8%); ≤ 1: 8 (38.1%); 2: 2 (9.5%); 3: 3 (14.3%); ≥ 4: 7 (33.3%)	None: 3 (11.1%); ≤ 1: 8 (29.6%); 2: 7 (25.9%); 3: 3 (11.1%); ≥ 4: 6 (22.2%)	0.5
Average no of triggers recognized	Median: 3, IQR: 3	Median: 4, IQR: 3	0.32
Average no of indications recognized	Median: 1, IQR: 1	Median: 2, IQR: 1	0.17

¹Indicates statistically significant results.

IQR: Inter-quartile range; OR: Odd’s ratio; CI: Confidence interval.