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Table 4 Distribution of headache types across SLEDAI scores in SLE patients

From: Headaches in SLE patients: a cross-sectional analysis of clinical, immunological, and Radiological Correlations

Type of Headache

No Activity (n = 19)

Mild (0–5) (n = 23)

Moderate (6–10) (n = 29)

Severe (11–19) (n = 25)

Very Severe (> 20) (n = 4)

P value

Tension-Type

14 (73.7%)

15 (65.2%)

21 (72.4%)

12 (48%)

3 (75%)

0.3

Migraine

4 (21.1%)

4 (17.4%)

6 (20.7%)

12 (48%)

1 (25%)

Cluster

0 (0%)

2 (8.7%)

0 (0%)

1 (4%)

0 (0%)

BIH

1 (5.3%)

2 (8.7%)

2 (6.9%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. SD = Standard Deviation, n = number, BIH = Benign Intracranial Hypertension, VAS = Visual analog scale, SLEDAI = Systemic Lupus erythematosus Disease Activity Index, P value significance: P < 0.05 indicates statistical significance