Table 5 Relation between stress and tension-type headache among academic students (n = 50)
Tension-type headache | Level of stress | Total | Chi | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Moderate | ||||
Diurnal pattern | |||||
Worse at the end of the day | 19 | 0 | 19 | 21.065 | 0.01 |
Worse in the morning | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||
No diurnal variation | 10 | 14 | 24 | ||
Location | |||||
Vertex | 9 | 0 | 9 | 41.319 | .001 |
Frontal | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||
Temporal and vertex | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||
Temporal and occipital | 2 | 14 | 16 | ||
Frequency | |||||
Infrequent | 25 | 14 | 39 | 5.484 | .064 |
Frequent | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||
Chronic daily headache | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
Severity | |||||
Mild | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6.140 | .013 |
Moderate | 24 | 14 | 38 | ||
Duration | |||||
< 2 h | 32 | 0 | 32 | 34.568 | .001 |
2–4 h | 4 | 14 | 18 | ||
Chronic daily headache | |||||
No | 36 | 12 | 48 | 5.357 | .021 |
Yes | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Total | 36 | 14 | 50 | ||