Skip to main content

Table 3 Odds of experiencing headache during the past year in patients referred to a sleep study compared to general population controls

From: Prevalence and predictors of headache in patients referred to polysomnography

 

n

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

p

Population

  General population controls

287

1

  

  Patients: normal sleep study

222

3.56

(2.20-5.76)

<0.001

  Patients: obstructive sleep apnea

253

3.51

(2.29-5.38)

<0.001

  Patients: sleep study without assessment of AHI

300

3.33

(2.14-5.20)

<0.001

Age, increase of 1 year

1062

0.96

(0.95-0.97)

<0.001

Gender

  Male

652

1

  

  Female

410

2.72

(1.87-3.97)

<0.001

Education

  0-9 years

474

1

  

  10-12 years

184

1.06

(0.64-1.74)

0.825

  >12 years

404

0.69

(0.49-0.98)

0.040

  1. Multivariate logistic regression analysis, N = 1062.