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. 2014 Jun 13;15(1):38. doi: 10.1186/1129-2377-15-38

Table 3.

Associations of recurrent headache and headache diagnoses with symptoms of anxiety and depression and behavioral problems among adolescents aged 15 to 17 years

  Recurrent headache
Migraine
Tension-type headache
Non-classifiable headache
(yes = 889, no =2029)
(yes = 207, no = 2029)
(yes = 518, no = 2029)
(yes = 164, no = 2029)
OR (95% CI) p -value OR (95% CI) p -value OR (95% CI) p -value OR (95% CI) p -value
Step 1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Symptoms of anxiety and depression
1.84 (1.58-2.15)
<0.001
2.12 (1.65-2.72)
<0.001
1.77 (1.48-2.13)
<0.001
1.56 (1.16-2.10)
0.003
Step 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Symptoms of anxiety and depression
1.65 (1.40-1.93)
<0.001
1.78 (1.36-2.33)
<0.001
1.67 (1.37-2.04)
<0.001
1.30 (0.95-1.78)
ns
  Attention difficulties
1.30 (1.14-1.48)
<0.001
1.51 (1.20-1.90)
<0.001
1.15 (0.98-1.35)
ns
1.53 (1.20-1.96)
0.001
Step 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Symptoms of anxiety and depression
1.64 (1.39-1.93)
<0.001
1.77 (1.35-2.32)
<0.001
1.67 (1.40-2.03)
<0.001
1.27 (0.92-1.74)
ns
  Attention difficulties
1.25 (1.09-1.44)
0.001
1.47 (1.17-1.89)
0.001
1.12 (0.95-1.32)
ns
1.39 (1.07-1.81)
0.015
  Conduct difficulties 1.21 (0.97-1.53) ns 1.07 (0.72-1.62) ns 1.14 (0.86-1.54) ns 1.54 (1.03-2.3) 0.036

Abbreviations:OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; ns non significant.

All analyses are adjusted for sex and single parenthood.