title: Primary headaches in obese patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Obesity is a major public health problem worldwide. Little is known about the prevalence and impact of headache disorders in obese patients. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of primary headaches in obese patients and controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-four consecutive obese patients from the obesity surgery service were studied, and compared to controls with body mass index less than 25.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-six patients (75%) had a headache diagnosis, 49 migraine (66%), 7 tension-type headache (9%), 36 (48%) had incapacitating headaches.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary headaches are more common and incapacitating in obese patients than controls, migraine is the most important diagnosis in this population. Headaches should be properly diagnosed and treated in obese patients.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. marioperes@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mario Fernando Prieto
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: Daniel Diniz Gonçalves
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Lerário
authors.forename: Arthur Belarmino
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Garrido
authors.forename: Eliova
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zukerman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index