Table 3 Relationship between having headaches and other poor health conditions in men
Men | ||||||||||
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Other poor health conditions | Age-adjusted model | Multivariate model* | ||||||||
Absent | Present | |||||||||
N | Proportion of headache sufferers (%) | N | Proportion of headache sufferers (%) | |||||||
OR | 95%CI | P | OR | 95%CI | P | |||||
Other poor health conditions | ||||||||||
Poor appetite | 5,849 | 5.3 | 58 | 19.0 | 3.76 | 1.91–7.41 | 0.0001 | |||
Weight loss | 5,654 | 5.4 | 253 | 5.9 | 1.10 | 0.64–1.88 | 0.7360 | |||
Feeling of food sticking in the throat | 5,813 | 5.3 | 94 | 14.9 | 3.71 | 2.07–6.67 | <0.0001 | |||
Upper abdominal pain | 5,799 | 5.1 | 108 | 20.4 | 4.77 | 2.93–7.77 | <0.0001 | 1.81 | 1.02–3.21 | 0.0435 |
Lower abdominal pain | 5,819 | 5.2 | 88 | 20.5 | 4.99 | 2.91–8.56 | <0.0001 | 2.48 | 1.32–4.67 | 0.0047 |
Easy fatigability | 5,038 | 3.9 | 869 | 14.2 | 3.65 | 2.87–4.65 | <0.0001 | 2.20 | 1.68–2.88 | <0.0001 |
Heartburn | 5,648 | 5.0 | 259 | 13.9 | 3.52 | 2.41–5.13 | <0.0001 | |||
Heavy feeling in the stomach | 5,556 | 4.8 | 351 | 14.3 | 3.27 | 2.36–4.53 | <0.0001 | 1.80 | 1.25–2.59 | 0.0017 |
Chest tightness | 5,757 | 5.1 | 150 | 16.0 | 3.65 | 2.31–5.76 | <0.0001 | |||
Lower back pain | 4,621 | 4.2 | 1,286 | 9.6 | 2.68 | 2.11–3.40 | <0.0001 | 1.86 | 1.44–2.41 | <0.0001 |
Numbness | 5,513 | 5.2 | 394 | 7.6 | 1.81 | 1.22–2.69 | 0.0035 | |||
Palpitations/shortness of breath | 5,626 | 4.9 | 281 | 16.0 | 4.35 | 3.07–6.16 | <0.0001 | 1.84 | 1.23–2.76 | 0.0033 |
Edema | 5,710 | 5.1 | 197 | 14.7 | 3.44 | 2.27–5.22 | <0.0001 | |||
Tremor | 5,847 | 5.3 | 60 | 16.7 | 3.78 | 1.88–7.59 | 0.0002 | |||
Loss of energy | 5,394 | 5.3 | 513 | 6.8 | 1.76 | 1.21–2.56 | 0.0032 | |||
Limb pain | 5,703 | 5.1 | 204 | 12.8 | 3.24 | 2.10–5.01 | <0.0001 | |||
Dizziness | 5,681 | 4.7 | 226 | 23.5 | 6.83 | 4.87–9.58 | <0.0001 | 3.25 | 2.21–4.78 | <0.0001 |
Cough/sputum | 5,225 | 5.1 | 682 | 7.9 | 1.75 | 1.29–2.38 | 0.0004 | |||
Bloody sputum | 5,892 | 5.4 | 15 | 20.0 | 4.81 | 1.33–17.38 | 0.0165 | |||
Nausea/vomiting | 5,844 | 5.2 | 63 | 20.6 | 4.18 | 2.23–7.84 | <0.0001 | |||
Ringing in the ears | 5,509 | 4.9 | 398 | 11.8 | 3.41 | 2.43–4.79 | <0.0001 | 1.82 | 1.24–2.68 | 0.0023 |
Bloody stools | 5,821 | 5.3 | 86 | 12.8 | 2.73 | 1.43–5.23 | 0.0024 | |||
Urination during the night | 5,569 | 5.4 | 338 | 6.2 | 1.84 | 1.14–2.98 | 0.0131 | |||
Anxiety | 5,452 | 4.8 | 456 | 12.5 | 2.67 | 1.97–3.63 | <0.0001 | 1.43 | 1.01–2.02 | 0.0449 |
Sleep disturbance | 5,458 | 5.0 | 449 | 10.9 | 2.28 | 1.65–3.15 | <0.0001 | |||
Number of other poor health conditions | ||||||||||
0 | 2,448 | 1.8 | 1.00 | Referent | ||||||
1 | 1,453 | 5.5 | 3.49 | 2.39–5.10 | ||||||
2 | 929 | 7.4 | 4.96 | 3.35–7.34 | ||||||
3 | 501 | 6.8 | 4.67 | 2.93–7.43 | ||||||
4–5 | 405 | 12.6 | 10.01 | 6.52–15.36 | ||||||
6 or more | 171 | 24.6 | 24.28 | 15.10–39.02 | ||||||
P < 0.0001 for trend | ||||||||||