Table 2.
Conditional 12-month prevalence and comorbidity of chronic physical disorders with frequent or severe headaches among employed or self-employed Part II NCS-R respondents (n = 3955)
| Prevalence of medical condition among respondents with frequent or severe headaches | Comparisons to respondents without frequent or severe headaches1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Migraines | Other headaches | Migraines | Other headaches | |||||
| % | (se) | % | (se) | OR | (95% CI) | OR | (95% CI) | |
| Musculoskeletal | ||||||||
| Arthritis | 31.7 | (2.9) | 25.0 | (3.1) | 3.1* | (2.2,4.5) | 2.2* | (1.5,3.5) |
| Back or Neck | 43.1 | (2.6) | 35.2 | (3.3) | 5.6* | (4.5,7.1) | 4.2* | (2.9,6.0) |
| Any musculoskeletal | 55.6 | (2.4) | 48.4 | (3.0) | 4.7* | (3.5,6.3) | 3.6* | (2.7,4.8) |
| Other pain | ||||||||
| Other pain | 12.1 | (2.9) | 12.3 | (1.9) | 3.3* | (1.6,6.5) | 3.6* | (2.4,5.5) |
| Cardiovascular | ||||||||
| Heart disease | 3.1 | (1.4) | 2.0 | (0.9) | 2.2 | (0.7,6.3) | 1.3 | (0.5,3.6) |
| High blood pressure | 20.9 | (3.0) | 13.8 | (2.4) | 3.4* | (2.3,5.1) | 1.7* | (1.1,2.8) |
| Heart attack | 1.7 | (0.9) | 1.4 | (0.6) | 2.1 | (0.6,6.9) | 1.5 | (0.5,4.5) |
| Stroke | 0.4 | (0.4) | 2.4 | (0.6) | 0.5 | (0.1,4.2) | 2.9* | (1.5,5.8) |
| Any cardiovascular | 23.5 | (3.4) | 17.2 | (2.5) | 3.1* | (2.1,4.7) | 1.8* | (1.2,2.8) |
| Respiratory | ||||||||
| Asthma | 16.6 | (3.2) | 14.2 | (2.0) | 1.6 | (1.0,2.8) | 1.3 | (0.9,2.0) |
| Seasonal allergies | 45.1 | (4.3) | 41.6 | (3.4) | 2.1* | (1.4,2.9) | 2.0* | (1.5,2.6) |
| Other lung disease | 0.4 | (0.3) | 1.1 | (0.5) | 0.6 | (0.1,3.0) | 1.5 | (0.5,4.4) |
| Any respiratory | 51.1 | (3.7) | 48.8 | (3.1) | 2.0* | (1.5,2.8) | 2.0* | (1.5,2.5) |
| Digestive | ||||||||
| Ulcer | 4.9 | (1.3) | 5.2 | (1.5) | 3.4* | (1.6,7.2) | 3.9* | (1.7,8.8) |
| Irritable bowel | 3.6 | (1.4) | 2.6 | (0.8) | 4.7* | (1.5,14.6) | 3.7* | (1.6,8.4) |
| Any digestive | 8.1 | (1.4) | 7.4 | (1.6) | 3.8* | (2.1,6.7) | 3.7* | (2.1,6.6) |
| Sensory disorders | ||||||||
| Hearing impaired | 3.4 | (1.2) | 4.0 | (0.9) | 2.6* | (1.1,6.1) | 3.3* | (1.7,6.3) |
| Vision impaired | 1.3 | (0.6) | 4.5 | (1.4) | 1.3 | (0.5,3.5) | 4.5 | (2.0,9.9) |
| Any sensory disorder | 4.6 | (1.5) | 7.9 | (1.6) | 2.1* | (1.0,4.4) | 3.8* | (2.1,6.8) |
| Cancer | 0.7 | (0.5) | 0.9 | (0.5) | 2.5 | (0.5,13.0) | 3.9 | (0.9,16.7) |
| Diabetes | 1.9 | (0.8) | 2.9 | (0.5) | 1.0 | (0.5,2.0) | 1.3 | (0.8,2.2) |
| Epilepsy | 1.1 | (0.6) | 2.1 | (0.7) | 0.7 | (0.2,2.6) | 1.4 | (0.7,3.2) |
*
Significant at the .05 level, two-sided test
1
Based on a separate multivariate logistic regression equation for each comorbid disorder that included all socio-demographic variables and the dummy predictors for migraines and other headaches as predictors