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Table 1 Sociodemographics of Survey Respondents with Migraine According to Medication Overusea

From: Factors associated with acute medication overuse in people with migraine: results from the 2017 migraine in America symptoms and treatment (MAST) study

 

Not Overusing Medication n = 11,542

Overusing Medication n = 2107

Total Sample n = 13,649

Chi

P-value

Sex

 Men

3074 (26.6)

621 (29.5)

3695 (27.1)

7.136

0.008

 Women

8468 (73.4)

1486 (70.5)

9954 (72.9)

  

Ageb, years (mean ± SD)

43.0 ± 13.6

45.8 ± 13.2

43.41 ± 13.62

8.891

< 0.001

Age group, years

 18–24

899 (7.8)

80 (3.8)

979 (7.2)

96.346

< 0.001

 25–34

2831 (24.5)

409 (19.4)

3240 (23.7)

  

 35–44

2775 (24.0)

518 (24.6)

3293 (24.1)

  

 45–54

2566 (22.2)

546 (25.9)

3112 (22.8)

  

 55–64

1572 (13.6)

348 (16.5)

1920 (14.1)

  

 65–74

815 (7.1)

184 (8.7)

999 (7.3)

  

 75+

84 (0.7)

22 (1.0)

106 (0.8)

  

Married

 No

5261 (45.7)

867 (41.4)

6128 (45.1)

13.436

< 0.001

 Yes

6245 (54.3)

1229 (58.6)

7474 (54.9)

  

Race

 Non-Caucasian

2091 (18.2)

361 (17.2)

2452 (18.1)

1.166

0.280

 Caucasian

9379 (81.8)

1736 (82.8)

11,115 (81.9)

  

Household income, $

  < 25,000

1254 (11.2)

292 (14.2)

1546 (11.6)

17.025

0.002

 25,000–49,999

2422 (21.6)

444 (21.6)

2866 (21.6)

  

 50,000–74,999

2493 (22.2)

437 (21.3)

2930 (22.1)

  

 75,000–99,999

1986 (17.7)

363 (17.7)

2349 (17.7)

  

  ≥ 100,000

3070 (27.3)

516 (25.1)

3586 (27.0)

  

Education, ≥4-year college degree

 No

4612 (40.0)

1018 (48.3)

5630 (41.2)

51.000

< 0.001

 Yes

6930 (60.0)

1089 (51.7)

8019 (58.8)

  

BMIb, kg/m2 (mean ± SD)

28.1 ± 7.4

28.9 ± 8.5

28.3 ± 7.6

4.380

< 0.001

BMI category

 Underweight

329 (2.9)

94 (4.5)

423 (3.1)

44.240

< 0.001

 Normal

4154 (36.0)

645 (30.6)

4799 (35.2)

  

 Overweight

3387 (29.3)

588 (27.9)

3975 (29.1)

  

 Obese

3672 (31.8)

780 (37.0)

4452 (32.6)

  

Health insurance

 No

945 (8.2)

184 (8.7)

1129 (8.3)

0.628

0.428

 Yes

10,597 (91.8)

1923 (91.3)

12,520 (91.7)

  

Psychological symptomsc

 No

9210 (79.8)

1275 (60.5)

10,485 (76.8)

370.957

< 0.001

 Yes

2332 (20.2)

832 (39.5)

3164 (23.2)

  

Current smoker

 No

10,387 (90.0)

1718 (81.5)

12,105 (88.7)

126.127

< 0.001

 Yes

1155 (10.0)

389 (18.5)

1544 (11.3)

  
  1. SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index
  2. aValues are n (%) unless otherwise indicated
  3. bDetermined by t test
  4. cAnxiety and/or depression, as determined by the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4)