title: Migraine and biomarkers of cardiovascular disease in women.
abstract: Migraine has been associated with an unfavourable cardiovascular risk profile and with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. In a cross-sectional analysis of 27,626 women aged >or=45 years, we evaluated the association of migraine and migraine aura status with elevated levels of total cholesterol, low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), non-HDL-C, apolipoprotein (Apo) A-1 and B(100), lipoprotein (a), C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, intercellular adhesion molecule-1, homocysteine and creatinine. A total of 5087 (18.4%) women reported any history of migraine. Compared with women with no migraine history, women who reported any history of migraine had modestly increased adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence interval) of 1.09 (1.01, 1.18) for elevated total cholesterol, 1.14 (1.05, 1.23) for non-HDL-C, 1.09 (1.01, 1.18) for Apo B(100) and 1.13 (1.05, 1.22) for CRP. The increase did not meaningfully differ according to migraine aura status and migraine frequency. In this large cohort of women, only a modest association was found between migraine and adverse levels of certain cardiovascular biomarkers.
authors.affiliation: Division of Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215-1204, USA. tkurth@rics.bwh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurth
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ridker
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Buring
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002784:Cholesterol