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Table 2 Odds for having high psychological distress defined as mean HSCL-25 score ≥ 1.67 for men and ≥ 1.75 for women. Logistic regression

From: Psychological distress, neuroticism and disability associated with secondary chronic headache in the general population – the Akershus study of chronic headache

Covariate

High psychological distress

Bivariate (n = 80–94)

Multivariable (n = 83)

n

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

n

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Age

94

1.0

0.9–1.1

0.5

83

1.0

0.9–1.2

0.6

Gender

 Male

18

1

  

17

1

  

 Female

76

0.5

0.2–1.6

0.3

66

0.7

0.2–2.2

0.5

Headache days last 3 months

  < 80 days

50

1

  

47

1

  

  ≥ 80 days

38

1.3

0.6–3.0

0.5

36

1.1

0.4–3.1

0.9

Co-occurrence of migraine

 No

54

1

  

48

1

  

 Yes

40

0.6

0.3–1.5

0.3

35

0.6

0.2–1.4

0.2

Type of headache

 HACRS

39

1

  

36

1

  

 CPTH/CEH

49

1.4

0.6–3.3

0.4

47

1.1

0.4–3.0

0.8

Medication overuse

 No

49

1

  

43

1

  

 Yes

45

2.0

0.9–4.5

0.1

40

1.9

0.8–4.8

0.2