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Table 4 Multivariate regression analyses of the associations between head injury and relative headache status in HUNT3 versus HUNT2 with regard both to suffering from headache as well as to change in headache frequency

From: Headache following head injury: a population-based longitudinal cohort study (HUNT)

  

All

Men

Women

  

Adjustment for age and sex

Complete adjustmenta

Complete adjustmenta

Complete adjustmenta

 

N

N (OR, 95% CI)

N (OR, 95% CI)

N (OR, 95% CI)

N (OR, 95% CI)

Improvement of headache status1

 No head injury (reference)

25,662

5413 (ref.)

5413 (ref.)

1852 (ref.)

3561 (ref.)

 Any head injury

294

59 (1.22, 0.89–1.68)

59 (1.21, 0.85–1,72)

28 (1.30, 0.81–2.08)

31 (1.06, 0.63–1.80)

 Minimal head injury

35

12 (1.62, 0.76–3.44)

12 (1.35, 0.56–3.24)

2 (0.76, 0.15–3.82)

10 (1.65, 0.54–4.98)

 Mild head injury

211

40 (1.26, 0.86–1.84)

40 (1.27, 0.83–1.95)

20 (1.39, 0.79–2.47)

20 (1.09, 0.58–2.07)

 Moderate head injury

32

6 (1.16, 0.44–3.02

6 (1.23, 0.45–3.31)

5 (1.51, 0.51–4.42)

1 (0.66, 0.06–7.63)

Stable headache suffering and frequency2

 No head injury (reference)

25,662

4234 (ref.)

4234 (ref.)

1302 (ref.)

2932 (ref.)

 Any head injury

294

55 (1.55, 1.11–2.15)

55 (1.60, 1.12–2.28)

28 (1.86, 1.16–2.99)

27 (1.30, 0.76–2.21)

 Minimal head injury

35

5 (0.88, 0.32–2.45)

5 (0.71, 0.23–2.25)

3 (1.37, 0.33–5.68)

2 (0.28, 0.03–2.39)

 Mild head injury

211

40 (1.71, 1.15–2.53)

40 (1.83, 1.20–2.79)

20 (2.14, 1.22–3.76)

20 (1.48, 0.79–2.77)

 Moderate head injury

32

5 (1.26, 0.44–3.61)

5 (1.06, 0.33–3.40)

3 (0.87, 0.19–4.02)

2 (1.40, 0.18–10.82)

Exacerbation of headache status3

 No head injury (reference)

25,662

3026 (ref.)

3026 (ref.)

1181 (ref.)

1845 (ref.)

 Any head injury

294

43 (1.55, 1.09–2.21)

43 (1.52, 1.02–2.25)

26 (1.87, 1.14–3.05)

17 (1.08, 0.56–2.08)

 Minimal head injury

35

1 (0.24, 0.03–1.83)

1 (0.26, 0.03–2.03)

1 (0.62, 0.07–5.16)

0 (−)

 Mild head injury

211

37 (2.00, 1.35–2.98)

37 (1.93, 1.24–3.02)

22 (2.40, 1.37–4.21)

15 (1.37, 0.66–2.85)

 Moderate head injury

32

5 (1.56, 0.55–4.41)

5 (1.65, 0.57–4.79)

3 (1.42, 0.39–5.22)

2 (2.09, 0.27–16.16)

  1. One analysis was done with head injury as a binary variable (no head injury/any head injury) and a separate analysis was done with head injury in four categories according to head injury severity (no head injury/minimal head injury/mild head injury/moderate head injury). The head injury severity was classified according to the Head Injury Severity Scale (HISS)
  2. Reference category: Stable non-sufferer (absence of headache suffering in both surveys)
  3. Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
  4. 1Improvement of headache status: Absence of previously reported headache or decrease in its frequency
  5. 2Stable headache suffering and frequency: Headache suffering in both HUNT2 and HUNT3 with the same frequency in both studies
  6. 3Exacerbation of headache status: New onset of headache or increased frequency of previously reported headache
  7. aAnalyses are adjusted for age, sex, duration of education, daily smoking, CAGE score ≥ 1 and HADS-score