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Table 4 Relationship between headaches and other poor health conditions in women

From: Associations between headache and stress, alcohol drinking, exercise, sleep, and comorbid health conditions in a Japanese population

 

Women

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

7,004

15.1

72

25.0

1.75

1.02–3.00

0.0416

   

 Weight loss

6,870

15.1

206

17.0

1.20

0.83–1.74

0.3370

   

 Feeling of food sticking in the throat

6,926

14.9

150

29.3

2.47

1.72–3.54

<0.0001

   

 Upper abdominal pain

6,920

14.7

157

36.3

3.37

2.41–4.70

<0.0001

1.66

1.13–2.43

0.0097

 Lower abdominal pain

6,801

14.5

276

32.3

2.68

2.06–3.48

<0.0001

1.35

1.00–1.83

0.0470

 Easy fatigability

5,643

11.7

1,441

29.4

3.05

2.65–3.52

<0.0001

1.73

1.47–2.04

<0.0001

 Heartburn

6,784

14.6

292

29.8

2.85

2.18–3.71

<0.0001

1.38

1.01–1.89

0.0437

 Heavy feeling in the stomach

6,454

13.8

628

30.6

2.80

2.33–3.37

<0.0001

1.54

1.24–1.92

<0.0001

 Chest tightness

6,836

14.5

240

35.4

3.41

2.59–4.49

<0.0001

1.56

1.14–2.15

0.0062

 Lower back pain

5,344

12.1

1,740

25.1

2.52

2.20–2.89

<0.0001

1.70

1.47–1.98

<0.0001

 Numbness

6,542

14.4

541

25.7

2.29

1.86–2.82

<0.0001

   

 Palpitations/shortness of breath

6,607

14.0

472

32.8

3.30

2.68–4.06

<0.0001

1.48

1.16–1.88

0.0014

 Edema

6,273

13.8

808

26.5

2.19

1.84–2.60

<0.0001

1.31

1.08–1.59

0.0061

 Tremor

7,007

15.0

69

34.8

3.03

1.83–5.01

<0.0001

   

 Loss of energy

7,015

15.0

61

32.8

3.01

1.75–5.17

<0.0001

   

 Limb pain

6,698

14.7

380

24.7

2.23

1.74–2.86

<0.0001

   

 Dizziness

6,365

12.9

713

36.2

3.89

3.28–4.61

<0.0001

2.08

1.71–2.52

<0.0001

 Cough/sputum

6,598

15.0

479

18.2

1.34

1.05–1.70

0.0197

   

 Bloody sputum

7,067

15.2

9

22.2

1.79

0.37–8.68

0.4713

   

 Nausea/vomiting

6,964

14.7

113

47.8

5.11

3.51–7.45

<0.0001

2.16

1.41–3.30

0.0004

 Ringing in the ears

6,446

13.7

632

30.4

3.05

2.53–3.68

<0.0001

1.66

1.34–2.05

<0.0001

 Bloody stools

7,028

15.1

49

26.5

2.06

1.08–3.91

0.0273

   

 Urination during the night

6,868

14.8

209

29.2

2.88

2.10–3.94

<0.0001

1.76

1.25–2.49

0.0014

 Anxiety

6,083

13.6

997

25.4

2.15

1.83–2.53

<0.0001

1.21

1.01–1.46

0.0411

 Sleep disturbance

6,350

14.0

730

25.6

2.25

1.87–2.70

<0.0001

1.29

1.05–1.58

0.0165

Number of other poor health conditions

 0

  

2,494

5.3

1.00

Referent

    

 1

  

1,813

13.5

2.87

2.29–3.58

    

 2

  

1,085

18.1

4.10

3.24–5.18

    

 3

  

709

20.7

4.83

3.75–6.23

    

 4–5

  

637

30.9

8.72

6.82–11.15

    

 6 or more

  

338

47.0

17.71

13.37–23.45

    
     

P < 0.0001 for trend

    
  1. * Variables were selected by a stepwise procedure with P < 0.05 for entry and removal; age was forced to enter into the model (OR for age was not shown)
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