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Table 3 Association between BMI and headache, stratified analyses

From: Migraine, obesity and body fat distribution – a population-based study

 

Women

Men

Age < 50 years

Age ≥ 50 years

 

No headache N

Migraine OR (95% CI) N

Tension-type headache OR (95% CI) N

No headache N

Migraine OR (95% CI) N

Tension-type headache OR (95% CI) N

No headache N

Migraine OR (95% CI) N

Tension-type headache OR (95% CI) N

No headache N

Migraine OR (95% CI) N

Tension-type headache OR (95% CI) N

Obesity (BMI)

 Underweight

92

1.12 (0.72–1.74) 32

0.81 (0.49–1.34) 20

29

1.36 (0.52–3.56) 6

0.81 (0.27–2.40) 4

53

1.33 (0.83–2.16) 29

0.80 (0.44–1.45) 14

68

1.51 (0.73–3.12) 9

1.27 (0.64–2.51) 10

 Normal weight

4509

1.0 (Ref.) 1196

1.0 (Ref.) 1101

3010

1.0 (Ref.) 259

1.0 (Ref.) 368

3148

1.0 (Ref.) 964

1.0 (Ref.) 887

4371

1.0 (Ref.) 491

1.0 (Ref.) 582

 Overweight

4794

1.23*** (1.11–1.35) 1163

1.06 (0.96–1.17) 995

6495

1.17 (1.00–1.37) 547

1.25** (1.09–1.42) 898

3241

1.24*** (1.11–1.38) 969

1.13* (1.10–1.26) 892

8048

0.96 (0.85–1.09) 741

0.99 (0.88–1.10) 1001

 Obese

2841

1.38*** (1.24–1.54) 755

1.18** (1.05–1.32) 632

2583

1.65*** (1.38–1.98) 316

1.46*** (1.25–1.70) 422

1371

1.74*** (1.54–1.98) 650

1.45*** (1.28–1.66) 525

4053

1.00 (0.87–1.16) 421

1.00 (0.88–1.14) 529

Abdominal obesity (WC)

 Normal weight

2306

1.0 (Ref.) 693

1.0 (Ref.) 585

4327

1.0 (Ref.) 397

1.0 (Ref.) 556

2969

1.0 (Ref.) 743

1.0 (Ref.) 697

3664

1.0 (Ref.) 347

1.0 (Ref.) 444

 Abdominal overweight

3296

1.08 (0.95–1.21) 840

1.09 (0.96–1.23) 759

4342

1.25** (1.08–1.46) 392

1.28*** (1.13–1.45) 608

2397

1.25*** (1.11–1.41) 729

1.25*** (1.11–1.41) 695

5241

1.05 (0.91–1.22) 503

1.08 (0.95–1.23) 672

 Abdominal obesity

6898

1.22*** (1.09–1.36) 1595

1.15* (1.03–1.29) 1396

3468

1.41***

(1.20–1.65) 340

1.44*** (1.26–1.65) 529

2400

1.89*** (1.69–2.11) 1121

1.62*** (1.45–1.82) 917

7666

1.26** (1.10–1.45) 814

1.17* (1.04–1.32) 1008

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
  2. †Underweight (BMI < 18.5), normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25), overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30), obese (BMI ≥ 30)
  3. †Normal weight (WC for women < 80 cm, for men < 94 cm), abdominal overweight (women 80–88 cm, men 94–102 cm), abdominal obesity (women > 88 cm, men > 102)
  4. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, Ref. reference category, BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference
  5. The analyses are adjusted for age, sex, smoking, depression (HADS-D) and presence of diabetes