title: The association between serum vitamin d levels with general and abdominal obesity among patients with migraine.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Obesity is a common health problem around the world. Studies have shown inverse relationship between serum vitamin D levels with obesity among patients and healthy population. The aim of this present study is to examine the relationship between serum vitamin D levels with general and abdominal obesity among migraine patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study is a cross-sectional and 66 migraine patients aged 19-61 years were included for analysis. Partial correlation was performed to assess association between serum 25-OH-D with general and abdominal obesity. Adjustments were performed for age, sex, and education.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No relationship was found between serum levels of vitamin D with general and abdominal obesity. However, a significant association was shown between waist circumferences (WC) with body mass index (BMI).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Serum levels of 25-OH-D were not associated with WC and BMI. Furthermore, after adjustment for confounder variables, no association was observed.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Fariborz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khorvash
authors.forename: Tayebeh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mottaghi
authors.forename: Gholamreza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Askari
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Maracy
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ghiasvand
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Maghsoudi
authors.forename: Bijan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Iraj
authors.forename: Mohammad Adib
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Nejad
keywords: Association; migraine; obesity; vitamin D