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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 17.
Published in final edited form as: Neurology. 2009 Feb 17;72(7):650–656. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000342517.97178.f6

Table 4.

Multivariable-adjusted* hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for cardiovascular events according to migraine status, stratified by ACE D/I genotype in the Women's Health Study (N=25,000)

Ischemic vascular events No history of migraine, (n=20,423) Referent Any history of migraine (n=4,577) P value Active migraine with aura (n=1,275) P value Active migraine without aura (n=1,951) P value Prior migraine (n=1,351) P value
Major cardiovascular event N=504 N=121 N=48 N=32 N=41
Overall 1.00 1.30 (1.06-1.58) 0.01 2.07 (1.53-2.79) <0.0001 0.98 (0.68-1.40) 0.90 1.10 (0.80-1.51) 0.56
DD genotype 1.00 1.40 (0.98-2.00) 0.07 2.10 (1.22-3.59) 0.007 1.34 (0.77-2.33) 0.31 0.98 (0.52-1.87) 0.96
DI genotype 1.00 1.41 (1.06-1.88) 0.02 2.31 (1.52-3.51) <0.0001 0.93 (0.54-1.60) 0.78 1.28 (0.82-1.99) 0.27
II genotype 1.00 0.90 (0.56-1.43) 0.65 1.47 (0.71-3.03) 0.30 0.49 (0.18-1.35) 0.17 0.91 (0.46-1.80) 0.79
Ischemic Stroke N=228 N=47 N=20 N=14 N=13
Overall 1.00 1.12 (0.81-1.53) 0.50 1.90 (1.19-3.01) 0.007 0.97 (0.56-1.67) 0.90 0.77 (0.44-1.34) 0.35
DD genotype 1.00 1.22 (0.69-2.16) 0.49 1.97 (0.84-4.59) 0.12 1.04 (0.41-2.62) 0.93 0.90 (0.33-2.49) 0.84
DI genotype 1.00 0.92 (0.56-1.51) 0.74 2.07 (1.10-3.87) 0.02 0.73 (0.30-1.80) 0.49 0.36 (0.11-1.13) 0.08
II genotype 1.00 1.26 (0.68-2.33) 0.46 1.33 (0.41-4.31) 0.64 1.14 (0.41-3.21) 0.80 1.31 (0.56-3.07) 0.53
Myocardial Infarction N=217 N=51 N=22 N=13 N=16
Overall 1.00 1.23 (0.90-1.67) 0.19 2.12 (1.36-3.31) 0.001 0.87 (0.50-1.53) 0.64 0.99 (0.60-1.65) 0.98
DD genotype 1.00 1.46 (0.89-2.40) 0.13 2.57 (1.31-5.04) 0.006 1.31 (0.59-2.87) 0.51 0.79 (0.29-2.17) 0.65
DI genotype 1.00 1.58 (1.02-2.47) 0.04 2.49 (1.29-4.83) 0.007 1.00 (0.43-2.30) 0.99 1.56 (0.81-3.01) 0.19
II genotype 1.00 0.35 (0.13-0.97) 0.04 0.72 (0.17-2.98) 0.65 ---- 0.98 0.43 (0.11-1.78) 0.25
*

Controlling for: age, body mass index, diabetes, physical activity, postmenopausal hormone use, oral contraceptive use, history of hypertension, alcohol consumption, smoking categories, and family history of myocardial infarction.

Defined as the first of any of these events: nonfatal ischemic stroke, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or death due to ischemic cardiovascular cause.