Sex Differences in the Prevalence, Symptoms, and Associated Features of Migraine, Probable Migraine and Other Severe H eadache: Results of the A merican Migraine Prevalence and Prevention ( AMPP ) Study

Citations Over TimeTop 1% of 2013 papers

Abstract

In this large, US population sample, both migraine and PM were more common among females, but a sex difference was not observed in the prevalence of other severe headache. The sex difference in migraine and PM held true across age and for most other sociodemographic variables with the exception of race for PM. Females with migraine and PM had higher rates of most migraine symptoms, aura, greater associated impairment, and higher healthcare resource utilization than males. Corresponding sex differences were not observed among individuals with other severe headache on the majority of these comparisons. Results suggest that PM is part of the migraine spectrum whereas other severe headache types are not. Results also substantiate existing literature on sex differences in primary headaches and extend results to additional headache types and related factors.

Related Papers

• Migraine headache in children.(2003)
• → Management of pediatric migraine: Current concepts and controversies(2008)6 cited
• → Flunarizine Treatment in Migraine Syndrome: Long-Term Follow-Up in Common Migraine and Preliminary Results in Migraine with Interparoxysmal Headache(1985)6 cited
• [Classification and symptomatology of migraine].(1984)
• [Headache and migraine. One in every five adults suffers from migraine].(2008)