Abstract
94 out of 231 underweight migraineurs (40.1%), 383 of 945 normal-weight ones (40.6%), 61 of 139 overweight ones (43.9%), 15 of 31 obese ones (48.4%), and 9 of 10 morbid obese ones (90.0%) had more than 15 headache days and 8 migraine days (p<0.05, Pearson’s chi-square test). Mean headache days were 13.9 ± 0.7 (SE), 13.7 ± 0.35, 14.8 ± 0.9, 15.2 ± 2.0 and 20.5 ± 2.5 days/month in underweight, normal, overweight, obese and morbid obese migraineurs, respectively (N.S., ANOVA). Mean migraine days were 6.4 ± 0.4, 6.5 ± 0.2, 8.2 ± 0.5, 9.5 ± 1.3 and 12.5 ±1.3, respectively (p< 0.0001, ANOVA). BMI was significant risk factor after age adjustment (p<0.001, partial correlation analysis). Conclusion
Highlights
Chronification of migraine headache is one of the most important issues
Subjects and methods We have examined 2662 headache sufferers from February 2010 to March 2012 in our Headache Center
We interviewed all patients with structured questionears
Summary
From The European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress London, UK. 20-23 September 2012. From The European Headache and Migraine Trust International Congress London, UK. Chronification of migraine headache is one of the most important issues. We analyzed possible association of migraine chronification and obesity in a Japanese series
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