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. 2022 Aug 24;23(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01484-y

Table 2.

Comparable analysis for the association between migraine and the risk of all-cause dementia

Variables Subjects,
No
Dementia
cases, No
Person-
Years, No
Incidence rate
(95% CI) per 10,000
person years
Hazard ratio
(95% CI)
Full cohort
 Matched Controls 44,195 3,757 348,995 107.7 (104.3–111.1) 1.00
 Migraine cohort 44,195 4,800 343,871 139.6 (135.7–143.5) 1.30 (1.25–1.35)
Gender
 Men
 Matched Controls 14,967 963 110,806 86.9 (81.6–92.5) 1.00
 Migraine cohort 14,967 1,274 108,781 117.1 (110.8–123.6) 1.35 (1.25–1.46)
 Women
 Matched Controls 29,228 2,794 238,190 117.3 (113.0–121.6) 1.00
 Migraine cohort 29,228 3,526 235,090 150.0 (145.1–154.9) 1.28 (1.23–1.34)
Age of migraine diagnosis
 40–59
 Matched Controls 18,948 303 183,685 16.5 (14.7–18.4) 1.00
 Migraine cohort 18,948 409 183,332 22.3 (20.3–24.6) 1.35 (1.17–1.57)
60–
 Matched Controls 25,247 3,454 165,311 208.9 (202.2–215.7) 1.00
 Migraine cohort 25,247 4,391 160,540 273.5 (265.7–281.3) 1.32 (1.26–1.38)
Migraine aura
 Matched Controls 44,195 3,757 348,996 107.7 (104.2–111.1) 1.00
 Migraine without aura 16,628 1,898 136,279 139.3 (133.1–145.6) 1.29 (1.22–1.36)
 Migraine with aura 4,004 456 33,883 134.6 (122.7–147.5) 1.24 (1.12–1.36)
 Unspecified 23,563 2,446 173,709 140.8 (135.3–146.4) 1.32 (1.26–1.38)
Time from migraine diagnosis
0–5 years
 Matched Controls 44,195 1,577 187,423 84.1 (80.0–88.3) 1.00
 Migraine cohort 44,195 2,224 185,691 119.8 (114.8–124.8) 1.42 (1.34–1.51)
 6–10 years
 Matched Controls 30,552 1,454 116,502 124.8 (118.5–131.3) 1.00
 Migraine cohort 30,057 1,754 114,167 153.6 (146.5–160.9) 1.26 (1.14–1.4)
10 years or over
 Matched Controls 15,854 726 45,070 161.1 (149.6–173.1) 1.00
 Migraine cohort 15,532 822 44,013 186.8 (174.3–199.8) 1.16 (1.05–1.28)