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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of associations of sociodemographic variables with the principal headache types

From: The prevalence of primary headache disorders in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional population-based study

 

Migraine

Tension-type headache

Probable MOH

OR [95% CI]

p

OR [95% CI]

p

OR [95% CI]

p

Gender

 male (n = 1442)

reference

–

reference

–

reference

–

 female (n = 874)

1.7 [1.4–2.1]

< 0.0001

0.9 [0.7–1.0]

0.1237

4.7 [2.3–9.4]

< 0.0001

Age (yr)

 18–25 (n = 769)

reference

–

reference

–

reference

–

 26–35 (n = 818)

0.9 [0.7–1.1]

0.2419

1.1 [0.9–1.4]

0.2244

1.4 [0.6–3.2]

0.4277

 36–45 (n = 448)

0.9 [0.7–1.2]

0.4621

0.9 [0.7–1.2]

0.5559

1.7 [0.7–4.2]

0.2231

 46–55 (n = 199)

0.7 [0.5–1.0]

0.0626

0.9 [0.6–1.3]

0.5770

2.7 [1.0–7.4]

0.0415

 56–65 (n = 82)

0.4 [0.2–0.8]

0.0143

0.9 [0.5–1.5]

0.6904

0.9 [0.1–7.4]

0.9509

Education

 none (n = 205)

1.0 [0.7–1.4]

0.8549

0.3 [0.2–0.5]

< 0.0001

1.8 [0.6–4.8]

0.2731

 school (n-1212)

reference

–

reference

–

reference

–

 university (n = 897)

1.1 [0.9–1.4]

0.2720

1.3 [1.0–1.5]

0.0142

1.5 [0.8–2.9]

0.2129

Employment

 employed or self-employed (n = 1199)

reference

–

reference

–

reference

–

 housewife (n = 567)

1.5 [1.2–1.8]

0.0012

0.8 [0.7–1.0]

0.0735

2.4 [1.2–4.9]

0.0127

 student, seeking work or retired (n-544)

1.2 [0.9–1.5]

0.1504

0.9 [0.7–1.1]

0.2069

1.3 [0.6–3.1]

0.504

  1. MOH medication-overuse headache, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval; significant differences are emboldened