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Table 4 Odds for having severe disability defined as MIDAS score > 20. Logistic regression

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

Covariate

Severe disability

Bivariate (n = 74–94)

Multivariable (n = 74)

n

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

n

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Age

80

1.0

0.9–1.1

0.7

74

1.0

0.9–1.2

1.0

Gender

 Male

18

1

  

17

1

  

 Female

62

1.1

0.4–3.5

0.8

57

1.5

0.4–5.9

0.5

Headache days last 3 months

  < 80 days

45

1

  

42

1

  

  ≥ 80 days

34

4.2

1.4–13.0

0.01

32

4.0

1.1–14.5

0.04

Co-occurrence of migraine

 No

50

1

  

46

1

  

 Yes

30

1.1

0.4–2.9

0.9

28

1.1

0.3–3.3

0.9

Type of headache

 HACRS

33

1

  

32

1

  

 CPTH/CEH

42

2.7

1.0–7.4

0.05

42

1.9

0.6–6.4

0.3

Medication overuse

 No

44

1

  

39

1

  

 Yes

36

1.3

0.5–3.5

0.5

35

1.3

0.4–4.0

0.7

HSCL-25 defined psychological distress

 No

43

1

  

38

1

  

 Yes

37

1.5

0.6–3.8

0.5

36

1.1

0.4–3.4

0.9