Table 6 Characteristics of the de novo headache post- COVID-19 infection in relation to age, gender and severity of COVID-19 infection
| Variables | Frequency of de novo headache/ Month (means ± SD) | Attack severity of de novo headache (VAS) (means ± SD) |
Attack duration of the de novo headache (hours) (means ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age range | |||
| • ≤40 years(n = 24) | 4.17 ± 1.94 | 6.16 ± 2.20 | 18.50 ± 16.44 |
| • > 40 years(n = 12) | 5.0 ± 0.894 | 6.83 ± 2.03 | 5.5 ± 9.07 |
| P | 0.339 | 0.196 | 0.045* |
| Gender | |||
| • Male (n = 6) | 6.0 ± 0.0 | 8.66 ± 1.15 | 24.66 ± 23.60 |
| • Female(n = 26) | 4.13 ± 1.69 | 5.93 ± 2.01 | 12.06 ± 13.64 |
| P | 0.079 | 0.04* | 0.207 |
| Covid-19 infection severity | |||
| • Mild (n = 25) | 4.25 ± 1.69 | 6.12 ± 2.06 | 14.15 ± 15.95 |
| • Moderate (n = 7) | 6.1 ± 0.0 | 8.50 ± 2.12 | 13.0 ± 15.55 |
| P | 0.174 | 0.044* | 0.093 |