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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression. Baseline predictors for different outcomes of secondary chronic headaches after 3 years follow-up

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

Covariate

No chronic headache

> 25% reduction in headache days

> 25% increase in headache days

Severe disability

Multivariate (n = 63)

Multivariate (n = 61)

Multivariate (n = 61)

Multivariate (n = 46)

N

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p-value

N

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p-value

N

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p-value

N

Odds Ratio

95% CI

p-value

Age

63

1.0

0.8–1.2

0.8

61

1.0

0.8–1.2

0.9

61

1.0

0.8–1.2

0.8

46

1.3

1.0–1.8

0.1

Gender

 Male

13

1.7

0.3–11.4

0.6

12

1.3

0.2–8.9

0.8

12

0.3

0.0–2.6

0.3

10

0.2

0.0–10.8

0.5

 Female

59

1

  

49

1

  

49

1

  

36

1

  

Headache days last 3 months

  < 80 days

35

11.0

1.2–99.7

0.03

34

14.3

1.6–127.7

0.017

34

0.0

0.0–0.0

1.0

31

0.4

0.1–4.2

0.5

  ≥ 80 days

28

1

  

27

1

  

27

1

  

15

1

  

Type of headache

 HACRS

28

2.6

0.5–13.3

0.3

27

2.5

0.5–11.9

0.3

27

0.1

0.0–0.8

0.03

26

0.1

0.0–0.8

0.035

 CPTH/CEH

35

1

  

34

1

  

34

1

  

20

1

  

Medication overuse

 No

32

1.6

0.3–7.3

0.6

30

1.6

0.4–7.0

0.5

30

0.2

0.0–1.6

0.2

24

0.1

0.0–1.6

0.1

 Yes

31

1

  

31

1

  

31

1

  

22

1

  

HSCL-25 defined psychological distress

 No

34

1.8

0.4–8.5

0.4

33

1.5

0.3–6.2

0.6

33

0.6

0.1–2.9

0.5

25

0.7

0.1–6.5

0.8

 Yes

29

1

  

28

1

  

28

1

  

21

1

  

Disability grade

 No to moderate

21

3.6

0.9–14.3

0.04

20

1.3

0.3–5.1

0.7

20

1.4

0.3–6.8

0.6

18

0.0

0.0–0.0

1.0

 Severe

42

1

  

41

1

  

41

1

  

28

1