14 March 2023 : Clinical Research
Headache Characteristics in Chronic Neck Pain Patients with Loss of Cervical Lordosis: A Cross-Sectional Study Considering Cervicogenic Headache
Veysel Delen
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DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939427
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939427
Table 1 Individual characteristics in patients with and without loss of cervical lordosis.
| Loss of cervical lordosis (n=38) | Normal cervical lordosis (n=38) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years | 33.34±7.73 (18–45) | 33.13±6.41 (20–45) | 0.898* |
| Gender, F/M | 28/10 | 29/9 | 1.000 |
| BMI, kg/m | 25.35±4.08 (16.6–32.08) | 25.19±4.02 (17.7–35.46) | 0.864* |
| Employed/unemployed | 19/19 | 21/17 | 0.819 |
| Neck pain duration, months | 47.11±44.67 (5–204) | 43.5±38.63 (4–180) | 0.892** |
| Angle (°) | 0.32±2.72 (−4.0 – +4.0) | −18.63±8.08 (−36.2 – −5.0) | ** |
| BMI – body mass index; Angle (°) – cervical lordosis angle according to the posterior tangent technique; * Mann-Whitney U test; ** test; Values were given as mean±SD (min.–max.) or number. | |||