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Table 3 Risk (odds ratios [95% CI]) of Medication Overuse Among Respondents with Migraine Currently Using Acute Medication for Headache (N = 13,649)

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

 

Model

1

2

3

4

5

6

Sociodemographics

Psychological symptomsa

Headache characteristics

Sex-by-allodynia interaction

Men

Women

Male

1.05 (0.95, 1.17)

1.01 (0.91, 1.13)

1.32 (1.16, 1.50)

1.10 (0.93, 1.31)

–

–

Age

1.01 (1.01, 1.02)

1.02 (1.01, 1.02)

1.02 (1.02, 1.03)

1.02 (1.02, 1.03)

1.02 (1.01, 1.03)

1.02 (1.02, 1.03)

Married

1.12 (1.02, 1.24)

1.19 (1.07, 1.31)

1.19 (1.06, 1.34)

1.18 (1.05, 1.33)

1.44 (1.14, 1.83)

1.10 (0.95, 1.26)

< 4-year college degree

0.80 (0.72, 0.88)

0.85 (0.77, 0.94)

0.99 (0.88, 1.12)

0.99 (0.88, 1.11)

1.13 (0.90, 1.41)

0.93 (0.81, 1.07)

BMI

1.01 (1.01, 1.02)

1.01 (1.00, 1.01)

1.00 (1.00, 1.01)

1.00 (1.00, 1.01)

1.44 (1.14, 1.83)

1.00 (1.00, 1.01)

Psychological symptomsa

–

2.61 (2.36, 2.89)

1.62 (1.43, 1.83)

1.60 (1.41, 1.81)

1.94 (1.54, 2.45)

1.48 (1.28, 1.72)

Current smoker

2.05 (1.80, 2.33)

1.78 (1.56, 2.03)

1.54 (1.31, 1.81)

1.52 (1.30, 1.79)

1.65 (1.25, 2.16)

1.42 (1.16, 1.74)

Cutaneous allodynia

–

–

1.22 (1.08, 1.37)

1.09 (0.95, 1.25)

1.61 (1.28, 2.03)

1.08 (0.94, 1.25)

MHDs (vs 0–4, reference)

  

1.0

   

 5–9

–

–

2.50 (2.15, 2.90)

2.50 (2.15, 2.90)

2.46 (1.89, 3.20)

2.52 (2.10, 3.01)

 10–14

–

–

9.73 (8.27, 11.45)

9.75 (8.28, 11.47)

8.20 (6.03, 11.16)

10.44 (8.60, 12.67)

  ≥ 15

–

–

27.34 (23.43, 31.89)

27.45 (23.53, 32.04)

21.01 (15.64, 28.21)

30.25 (25.20, 36.30)

MSSS

–

–

1.06 (1.04, 1.09)

1.06 (1.04, 1.09)

1.06 (1.02, 1.10)

1.06 (1.03, 1.09)

Pain intensity

–

–

1.27 (1.22, 1.32)

1.27 (1.22, 1.32)

1.21 (1.13, 1.31)

1.28 (1.22, 1.35)

Sex-by-allodynia interaction

–

–

–

1.53 (1.18, 1.97)

–

–

  1. MHD monthly headache day, MSSS Migraine Symptom Severity Scale
  2. aAnxiety and/or depression, as determined by the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4)