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Table 7 Sick-leave and hospital admissions in triptan non-users and in users without and with overuse

From: Use and overuse of triptans in Austria – a survey based on nationwide healthcare claims data

 

Triptan non-users

n = 5,885,425

Triptan users without overuse

n = 31,092

Triptan users with overuse

n = 1970

 

Median

Q1

Q3

Median

Q1

Q3

Median

Q1

Q3

Sick-leave for

 any reason (days)

10

4

23

12

5

29

12

5

27.3

migraine (days)

2

1

4

3

1

7

4

1

9

 

n

%

 

n

%

OR (CI)a

n

%

OR (CI)#

Hospital admissions

1,124,587

19.1

 

6082

19.6

1.0 (1.0–1.1)

386

19.6

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

  1. Q1: 25% Quartile, Q3: 75% Quartile. OR, odds ratio. CI, confidence interval. aOdds ratios for triptan users without overuse refer to non-users (OR = 1) and odds ratios for triptan users with overuse refer to users without overuse (OR = 1)