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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 16.
Published in final edited form as: Headache. 2015 Oct 16;55(10):1323–1341. doi: 10.1111/head.12698

Table 2. Unadjusted, Prevalence of Financial, Health-Related, and Personal Disease Burden Indicators by Migraine and PTSD.

(A) – Migraine– PTSD (N=.4535) (B) – Migraine + PTSD (n=244) (C) + Migraine – PTSD (n=236) (D) + Migraine + PTSD (n=68)




Disease Burden Indicator n % n % P value (B vs A) n % P value (C vs A) n % P value (D vs A) P value (D vs C)
FINANCIAL
 Have enough money to meet needs. Just enough 2492 56.4 118 49.4 .03 125 53.6 .006 32 48.5 .05 .62
Not enough 1092 24.7 88 36.7 .0002 82 35.2 .0002 31 45.7 .0002 .21
More than enough [ref] 835 18.9 33 13.9 26 11.2 4 5.8
4419 239 233 67
 Poverty Index Low 1847 40.7 110 45.0 .002 114 48.4 .004 33 48.4 .02 .55
Middle 1374 30.3 78 32.1 .08 67 28.4 .38 25 36.3 .19 .47
High [ref] 1314 29.0 56 22.9 55 23.2 10 15.3
4535 100% 244 100% 236 100% 68 100%
 Received welfare/public assistance since 18 yo Yes 529 12.8 66 30.0 .0002 60 27.7 .0002 21 36.0 .0002 .11
No [ref] 3598 87.2 154 70.0 156 72.3 37 64.0
4127 100% 219 100% 216 100% 58 100%
 Worked for pay or profit in the last week Yes 2898 67.7 167 69.8 .61 150 67.3 .52 32 49.8 .0002 .002
No [ref] 1383 32.3 72 30.2 73 32.7 32 50.2
4281 100% 239 100% 223 100% 64 100%
 Health insurance, covered by employer or union Yes 2808 62.0 143 58.5 .01 148 62.8 .73 37 54.3 .08 .19
No [ref] 1720 38.0 101 41.5 88 37.2 31 45.7
4528 100% 244 100% 236 100% 68 100%
 Health insurance, covered by insurance company Yes 700 15.5 22 9.0 .008 24 10.4 .03 6 9.1 .19 .90
No [ref] 3810 84.5 220 91.0 211 89.6 62 90.9
4510 100% 242 100% 235 100% 68 100%
HEALTH-RELATED
 Overall mental health status in past 30 days Better 471 10.4 51 20.9 .0002 31 13.2 .77 10 15.2 .16 .30
Worse 166 3.7 23 9.5 .0002 25 10.4 .0002 11 16.2 .0002 .12
About the same [ref] 3895 85.9 170 69.6 180 76.4 46 68.6
4532 100% 244 100% 236 100% 68 100%
 Difficulty with concentration/memory/thinking in last month due to health problems Yes 354 7.9 77 31.4 .0002 67 28.7 .0002 30 45.0 .0002 .0002
No [ref] 4147 92.1 168 68.6 166 71.3 37 55.0
4501 100% 244 100% 233 100% 68 100%
 Overall physical health during past 30 days Better 566 12.5 38 15.6 .22 22 9.1 .34 11 15.9 .32 .16
Worse 384 8.5 33 13.7 .002 38 16.2 .002 14 20.5 .002 .35
About the same [ref] 3582 79.0 173 70.7 176 74.7 43 63.6
4532 100% 244 100% 236 100% 68 100%
  Frequency physical discomfort in past 30 days All of the time 140 3.1 20 8.3 .0002 17 7.2 .0002 10 15.4 .0002 .02
Most of the time 178 3.9 16 6.6 .0002 22 9.4 .0002 15 22.3 .0002 .02
Some of the time 516 11.4 53 21.6 .0002 64 27.2 .0002 19 27.4 .0002 .18
A little of the time 1158 25.5 73 29.9 .0002 80 33.9 .0002 17 25.1 .0002 .89
None of the time [ref] 2541 56.1 82 33.6 53 22.3 7 9.8
4533 100% 244 100% 236 100% 68 100%
  Taken antidepressants in the last 12 months Yes 331 7.3 62 25.2 .0002 56 23.6 .0002 28 41.1 .0002 .002
No [ref] 4198 92.7 183 74.8 180 76.4 40 58.9
4529 100% 245 100% 236 100% 68 100%
  Taken tranquilizers in the last 12 months Yes 120 2.7 21 8.4 .0002 28 11.9 .0002 12 17.6 .0002 .02
No [ref] 4408 97.3 224 91.6 208 88.1 56 82.4
4528 100% 244 100% 236 100% 68 100%
  Taken antipsychotic in the last 12 months Yes 21 0.5 8 3.4 .0002 3 1.0 .05 3 4.5 .0002 .09
No [ref] 4509 99.5 236 96.6 233 99.0 64 95.5
4529 100% 244 100% 236 100% 67 100%
PERSONAL
 Difficulty getting along or maintaining social life due to health problems Yes 244 5.4 44 17.9 .0002 48 20.6 .0002 27 39.3 .0002 .0002
No [ref] 4257 94.6 201 82.1 185 79.4 41 60.7
4501 100% 244 100% 233 100% 68 100%
 No. of biological children le 752 16.6 57 23.5 .01 52 21.8 .08 14 20.3 .26 .89
2e 1084 23.9 57 23.4 .86 57 24.2 .40 22 33.1 .08 .27
3 or more 1247 27.5 58 23.8 .38 65 27.7 .38 18 25.9 .17 .44
None [ref] 1448 32.0 72 29.3 62 26.3 14 20.7
4531 100% 244 100% 236 100% 68 100%

All analyses represent the unadjusted weighted frequencies (%) from the NCS-R. Pearson chi-square tests were used for categorical variables; and ANOVA tests were used for continuous variables. All P values were calculated using FDR analyses to adjust for multiple comparisons.