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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Otol Neurotol. 2020 Sep;41(8):1116–1121. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002705

Table 4.

The results of multivariate analysis to evaluate the predisposing factors for dVM in survey responders with motion sickness

Factor p value Odds ratio (95% CI)
Age 0.16 0.87 (0.72–1.05)
MSSQ-A 0.12 1.02 (0.99–1.05)
1st degree relative with migraine headache 0.02* 3.02 (1.21–7.58)
Visual motion sensitivity 0.24 1.66 (0.71–3.86)
Head motion sensitivity 0.06 3.26 (0.92–11.49)
Sinus pain, facial pressure, or headache when exposed to wind 0.02* 2.64 (1.13–6.11)
Light sensitivity 0.69 1.21 (0.47–3.08)
Weather change sensitivity 0.48 1.44 (0.51–4.05)
Neck stiffness 0.001* 4.17 (1.73–10.03)
History of recurrent migraine headaches 0.22 1.81 (0.69–4.77)
History of allodynia of scalp or face 0.35 2.08 (0.44–9.80)
Mental confusion (head fog) 0.12 1.94 (0.83–4.54)

dVM: definite vestibular migraine; MSSQ-A: Motion Sickness Susceptibility Questionnaire score in childhood; CI: confidence interval; Asterisk denotes to significant p value.