Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (n = 24)

Socio-demographics

Female sex, n (%)

21 (87.5)

Age in years, mean (standard deviation), min - max

49.5 (9.0), 31–62

High educational level^a, n (%)

14 (48.3)

Occupational data

Current/last job demands mainly cognitive/psychosocial^b, n (%)

14 (58.3)

Working full-time (vs. part-time/no current job), n (%)

10 (41.7)

Work stress^c (0–10), mean (standard deviation), min - max

6.8 (2.0), 3.5–10

Limitation of work due to migraine^c (0–10), mean (standard deviation), min - max

6.6 (2.9), 1–10

Limitation of migraine management due to work^c (0–10), mean (standard deviation), min - max

6.4 (3.1), 0–10

Migraine-related data

Migraine without aura (vs. migraine with aura or mixed form), n (%)

12 (50)

Years since migraine diagnosis, mean (standard deviation), min - max

20.6 (8.5), 5–40

Migraine days during the last month, mean (standard deviation), min - max

10.0 (6.6), 2–26

Further health data

Relaxation procedures are carried out regularly, n (%)

12 (50.0)

Obesity (BMI^d ≥ 30 kg/m²), n (%)

6 (25.0)

Other chronic disease(s)^e, n (%)

15 (62.5)

Depression (PHQ-2^f ≥ 3), n (%)

2 (8.3)

Anxiety (GAD-2^g ≥ 3), n (%)

9 (37.5)