Table 3: The frequency of positive skin test based on migraine attack characteristics.

Type of headache Positive skin test p-value
Headache zone
     Vertex (%) 5 (71.4%) 0.062
     Occipital (%) 6 (75.0%)
     Frontal 15 (83.3%)
     Temporal 2 (28.6%)
Unilateral/bilateral
     Unilateral (%) 5 (62.5%) 0.67
     Bilateral (%) 23 (71.9%)
Disease severity
     Mild to moderate (%) 11 (84.6%) 0.16
     Severe (%) 17 (63.0%)
Headache quality
     Throbbing (%) 5 (55.6%) 0.28
     Non-throbbing (%) 23 (74.2%)
Headache coupled with activity
     Yes (%) 19 (70.4%) 0.94
     No (%) 9 (69.6%)
Motion sickness
     Yes (%) 8 (61.5%) 0.41
     No (%) 20 (74.1%)
Attacks before prophylaxis
     Every week 16 (72.7%) 0.35
     1 week to 1 month 9 (60%)
     1 month to 3 month 3 (100%)
     >3 month 0
Attacks after prophylaxis
     Every week 1 (100%) 0.32
     1 week to 1 month 12 (80%)
     1 month to 3 month 10 (55.6%)
     >3 month 5 (83.3%)