Table 1.
Characteristics of migraine and matched general population comparison cohorts. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Characteristics | Migraine cohort (n=51 032) |
Migraine without aura cohort* (n=16 993) | Migraine with aura cohort* (n=13 076) | General population comparison cohort (n=510 320) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (interquartile range) age, years | 35 (22-47) | 36 (23-47) | 34 (24-46) | 35 (22-47) |
| Men | 14 980 (29.4) | 4515 (26.6) | 3749 (28.7) | 149 800 (29.4) |
| Diabetes | 699 (1.4) | 227 (1.3) | 153 (1.2) | 5863 (1.1) |
| Obesity | 1639 (3.2) | 537 (3.2) | 450 (3.4) | 12 821 (2.5) |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 93 (0.2) | 23 (0.1) | 24 (0.2) | 471 (0.1) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 375 (0.7) | 103 (0.6) | 118 (0.9) | 1928 (0.4) |
| Hypertension | 1547 (3.0) | 498 (2.9) | 398 (3.0) | 9104 (1.8) |
| Valvular heart disease | 202 (0.4) | 50 (0.3) | 81 (0.6) | 819 (0.2) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 649 (1.3) | 194 (1.1) | 165 (1.3) | 4168 (0.8) |
| Renal failure | 118 (0.2) | 45 (0.3) | 18 (0.1) | 655 (0.1) |
| Liver disease | 239 (0.5) | 82 (0.5) | 48 (0.4) | 1701 (0.3) |
| Alcoholism related disease | 643 (1.3) | 174 (1.0) | 154 (1.2) | 5396 (1.1) |
| Cancer | 1237 (2.4) | 400 (2.4) | 309 (2.4) | 10 808 (2.1) |
| Diseases of thyroid | 1494 (2.9) | 502 (3.0) | 428 (3.3) | 11 235 (2.2) |
*
Patients with available information on aura status.