Table 4 Trigger factors
Trigger factor | Number of patients | women | men |
|---|---|---|---|
All | 77 | 46 | 31 |
Emotions | 53 | 33 (72 %) | 20 (64 %) |
Trauma / Mechanical trigger | 47 | 27 (59 %) | 20 (64 %) |
Foodstuff / allergies | 33 | 20 (43 %) | 13 (42 %) |
Infection | 21 | 13 (28 %) | 8 (26 %) |
Hormones | 35 | 34 (74 %) | 1 (3 %) |
None | 27 | 11 (24 %) | 16 (57 %) |