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Table 3 Multiple linear regressions predicting lost productivity (work days and household days) from frequency, duration and intensity of migraine attacks

From: The relationship between headache-attributed disability and lost productivity: 3 Attack frequency is the dominating variable

Sample

N

Regression model

Equation (unstandardized coefficients)

Standardized coefficients

VIF

p

    

F

D

I

 

F

D

I

 

HALT questions 1+ 2 (lost work days per 3 months)

Population-based

male

1,615

F (3, 1611) = 94.3 p < 0.001, R2 = 0.15

Y =  0.85xF  +  0.01xD  +  1.30xI – 0.93

0.37

0.03

0.11

<1.04

<0.001

0.17

<0.001

female

2,383

F (3, 2379) = 38.2 p < 0.001, R2 = 0.05

Y  = 0.34xF  +  0.01xD + 0.91xI – 1.05

0.18

0.06

0.10

<1.03

<0.001

0.007

<0.001

Eurolight

male

816

F (3, 812) = 27.8 p < 0.001, R2 = 0.09

Y = 0.75xF + 0.02xD +1.32xI – 2.46

0.26

0.06

0.10

 <1.05

 <0.001

0.06

0.003

female

1,667

F (3, 1663) = 63.0, p < 0.001 R2 = 0.10

Y = 0.53xF + 0.01xD  + 1.31xI – 2.14

0.26

0.04

0.13

 <1.07

 <0.001

0.14

 <0.001

 

HALT questions 3 + 4 (lost household days per 3 months)

Population-based

male

1,197

F (3, 1193) =34.9 p < 0.001, R2 = 0.08

Y = 0.67xF +  0.01xD + 1.15xI – 1.77

0.25

0.07

0.10

 <1.05

 <0.001

0.01

0.001

female

2,732

F (3, 2728) =122.2 p < 0.001, R2 = 0.12

Y = 0.89xF + 0.01xD + 1.43xI – 0.98

0.33

0.03

0.10

 <1.03

 <0.001

0.14

 <0.001

Eurolight

male

812

F (3, 808) =52.5 p < 0.001, R2 = 0.16

Y = 0.87xF + 0.04xD + 1.31xI – 2.91

0.31

0.16

0.11

 <1.05

 <0.001

 <0.001

0.001

female

1,720

F (3, 1716) =112.2 p < 0.001, R2 = 0.16

Y = 0.83xF + 0.02xD + 2.07xI – 3.53

0.32

0.10

0.16

 <1.08

 <0.001

 <0.001

 <0.001

  1. F frequency of migraine attacks (continuous, measured in days/month), D duration of migraine attacks (continuous, measured in hours), I intensity of migraine attacks (ordinal: 1=“not bad”; 2=“quite bad”; 3=“very bad], VIF variance inflation factor