Table 4.
Summary of regression analyses for variables predicting Fn/QoL in frequent migraine patients
| MSQL β | HDI β | DE hours† β | MOS β | MIDAS β | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor variables | |||||
| Age | – | – | 0.13* | – | – |
| Gender | – | – | – | – | – |
| Severity of associated symptoms‡ | 0.24** | 0.30*** | 0.38*** | −0.23*** | 0.35*** |
| Migraine severity§ | 0.14 | 0.20** | 0.17* | ||
| Anxiety (BAI) | 0.15** | – | – | – | – |
| Catastrophizing (PCS) | 0.34*** | 0.50*** | 0.16** | −0.32*** | 0.18*** |
| PRIME-MD diagnosis | – | 0.18*** | – | −0.28*** | – |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.32 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.27 |
| F(d.f.) | 27.44*** | 60.90*** | 28.84*** | 30.82*** | 29.08*** |
| (4, 225) | (3, 226) | (4, 227) | (3, 226) | (3, 226) |
DE hours (disability equivalent hours) = hours missed + 0.5(hours impaired at least 50%).
Severity of associated symptoms = severity scores for phonophobia, photophobia and nausea summed across headaches and normalized to 30 days.
Migraine severity = average headache severity (1 = mild to 3 = severe) × migraine days.
P ≤ 0.05;
P ≤ 0.01;
P ≤ 0.001.