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Table 3 Associations of recurrent headache and headache diagnoses with symptoms of anxiety and depression and behavioral problems among adolescents aged 15 to 17 years

From: Anxiety, depression and behavioral problems among adolescents with recurrent headache: the Young-HUNT study

 

Recurrent headache

Migraine

Tension-type headache

Non-classifiable headache

(yes = 889, no =2029)

(yes = 207, no = 2029)

(yes = 518, no = 2029)

(yes = 164, no = 2029)

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Step 1

        

  Symptoms of anxiety and depression

1.84 (1.58-2.15)

<0.001

2.12 (1.65-2.72)

<0.001

1.77 (1.48-2.13)

<0.001

1.56 (1.16-2.10)

0.003

Step 2

        

  Symptoms of anxiety and depression

1.65 (1.40-1.93)

<0.001

1.78 (1.36-2.33)

<0.001

1.67 (1.37-2.04)

<0.001

1.30 (0.95-1.78)

ns

  Attention difficulties

1.30 (1.14-1.48)

<0.001

1.51 (1.20-1.90)

<0.001

1.15 (0.98-1.35)

ns

1.53 (1.20-1.96)

0.001

Step 3

        

  Symptoms of anxiety and depression

1.64 (1.39-1.93)

<0.001

1.77 (1.35-2.32)

<0.001

1.67 (1.40-2.03)

<0.001

1.27 (0.92-1.74)

ns

  Attention difficulties

1.25 (1.09-1.44)

0.001

1.47 (1.17-1.89)

0.001

1.12 (0.95-1.32)

ns

1.39 (1.07-1.81)

0.015

  Conduct difficulties

1.21 (0.97-1.53)

ns

1.07 (0.72-1.62)

ns

1.14 (0.86-1.54)

ns

1.54 (1.03-2.3)

0.036

  1. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; ns non significant.
  2. All analyses are adjusted for sex and single parenthood.