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. 2021 Oct 10;22(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01337-0

Table 2.

Hormonal and anthropomorphic comparisons between obesity, migraine and IIH. Migraine with aura = MA, chronic migraine = CM, cutaneous allodynia = CA

Hormone Migraine Obesity IIH
CGRP Ictal ↑[1] ↑[2] Not investigated
Amylin Inter ictal ↑ [3] ↑[4] Not investigated
Leptin MA ↑ [5] ↑ [6] ↑↑ [7]
Hormone state
Insulin resistance CM↑ BMI Independent [8] ↑ [9] ↑↑ [7]
Central adiposity ↑ CA [10] ↑ body fat [9] ↑ Central obesity [7]