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Table 3 Bivariate analyses of associations of headache types with demographic variables (N = 4266)

From: The prevalence of headache disorders in children and adolescents in Mongolia: a nationwide schools-based study

Variable

Migraine

Tension-type headache

All headache on ≥ 15 d/m

Undifferentiated headache

Odds ratio [95% CI]

Gender

 male (n = 2107)

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 female (n = 2159)

1.4 [1.2–1.6]3

1.2 [0.99–1.4]

2.0 [1.45–2.7]3

0.95 [0.75–1.2]

Age group (years)

 6–11 (n = 2241)

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 12–17 (n = 2025)

1.9 [1.6–2.1]3

2.9 [2.4–3.4]3

3.0 [2.2–4.2]3

1.5 [1.15–1.9]2

Pupils’ home-income*

 “higher” (n = 1378)

0.8 [0.6–0.9]2

1.3 [1.03–1.6]1

0.9 [0.6–1.3]

1.3 [0.9–1.8]

 “middle” (n = 2015)

0.9 [0.8–1.1]

1.0 [0.8–1.3]

1.0 [0.7–1.4]

1.0 [0.7–1.35]

 “lower” (n = 873)

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School locality

 urban (n = 1831)

1.0 [0.9–1.1]

0.9 [0.8–1.1]

1.5 [1.1–2.0]1

0.85 [0.7–1.1]

 semi-rural or rural (n = 2435)

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  1. d/m days/month; *see text for explanation; significant values are emboldened (1p < 0.05; 2p < 0.01; 3p < 0.001)