Table 3.
Factors associated with post-RCVS headache
| Univariate | Multivariable | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | P value | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Past medical history | ||||
| Any headache | 1.76 (0.85, 3.65) | 0.130 | ||
| Migraine | 2.79 (1.25, 6.23) | 0.013* | 2.59 (1.001, 6.69) | 0.049* |
| Hypertension | 1.08 (0.21, 5.59) | 0.931 | ||
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.27 (0.29, 2.54) | 0.253 | ||
| Dyslipidemia | 1.12 (0.15, 8.45) | 0.913 | ||
| Level of anxietya | 1.21 (1.05, 1.40) | 0.007* | 1.21 (1.05, 1.39) | 0.009* |
| Level of depressiona | 1.08 (0.96, 1.22) | 0.188 | ||
| Triggers for TCHs | ||||
| Sexual activities | 0.65 (0.24, 1.79) | 0.406 | ||
| Cough & Valsalva maneuvers | 0.64 (0.30, 1.36) | 0.242 | ||
| Exertion | 1.27 (0.54, 2.97) | 0.584 | ||
| Bath | 0.71 (0.30, 1.70) | 0.445 | ||
| Emotion | 0.80 (0.28, 2.29) | 0.674 | ||
The results were controlled by age and sex. * p < 0.05; a Levels of anxiety and depression were measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
RCVS reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome; OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval; TCHs thunderclap headaches