title: Migraine headache and obesity in women aged 40-74 years: a population-based study.
abstract: This study investigates the associations between obesity and migraine. A neurologist clinically assessed 684 women aged 40-74 years attending a population-based mammography screening programme. Body height and weight were measured and body mass index (BMI) calculated. Obesity was defined as a BMI > or = 30 kg/m2. The proportion of obesity did not differ between women with active migraine, women with inactive migraine or women who had never experienced migraine (P = 0.96). The distribution of frequency, intensity, duration or severity of attacks did not differ between obese and non-obese women with migraine. In this study there were no significant associations between migraine or migraine characteristics on the one hand and obesity on the other.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience and Neurology, University Hospital, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. Peter.Mattsson@neurologi.uu.se
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mattsson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence