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Table 5 Associations of Suicidal Ideation and High Suicide Risk in Cluster Headache Patients

From: Demoralization predicts suicidality in patients with cluster headache

Outcome: Passive or Active Suicidal Ideation

Variable

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Chronic Cluster Headachea

2.03 (0.74, 5.57)

0.17

Lifetime depressionb

1.89 (0.66, 5.46)

0.24

Demoralizedc

6.66 (1.56, 28.49)

0.01*

Age (per 1 year)

0.98 (0.94, 1.02)

0.25

Male sexd

1.82 (0.60, 5.47)

0.29

Caucasiane

1.09 (0.21. 4.56)

0.99

Currently Marriedf

1.11 (0.34, 3.64)

0.87

Completed Collegeg

0.43 (0.13, 1.43)

0.17

High/Middle Incomeh

0.97 (0.29, 3.29)

0.96

Regular Drug Use historyi

1.15 (0.36, 3.66)

.081

Regular Alcohol Use historyj

0.53 (0.08, 3.56)

0.51

Outcome: SBQ-R Score (Range 3-18)

Variable

SBQ-R Score points (95% CI)

p-value

Chronic Cluster Headachea

1.1 (0.0, 2.2)

0.056

Lifetime depressionb

1.6 (0.3, 2.8)

0.02*

Demoralizedc

2.8 (1.5, 4.1)

0.0001*

Age (per 10 year)

0.1 (−0.3, 0.6)

0.63

Male sexd

−0.2 (−1.3, 1.0)

0.79

Caucasiane

0.1 (−2.1, 2.4)

0.91

Currently Marriedf

−0.2 (−1.3, 1.0)

0.78

Completed Collegeg

−0.8 (− 2.1, 0.4)

0.20

High/Middle Incomeh

0.0 (−1.3, 1.2)

0.94

Regular Drug Use historyi

0.6 (−0.6, 1.9)

0.31

Regular Alcohol Use historyj

1.3 (−0.8, 3.4)

0.22

  1. Reference groups: aChronic cluster headache: referent episodic cluster; bLifetime depression: referent no depression; cDemoralization: defined as fulfilling demoralization diagnostic criteria for use in psychosomatic research or KDS score ≥ 42; dMale gender: referent female; eCaucasian: referent other races; fCurrently married: referent currently single, divorced, widowed; gCompleted college: referent did not complete collegel; hHigh/middle income: referent low income (< $3000 monthly); iRegular drug use: period of one year when drugs were used weekly, referenced to those that did not have such a period; jHistory of regular alcohol use: period of one year when 3 or more drinks at least 3 times per week, referenced to those who did not have such a period
  2. * = p<0.05