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DIABETES METABOLIC SYNDROME AND OBESITY-TARGETS AND THERAPY
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages 367-374Publisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.2147/DMSO.S170253
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diabetes; headache; survey; self-rated health; comorbidities; pain medication
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- FIS (Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias - Health Research Fund) (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) [PI16/00564]
- European Union through the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, 'Una manera de hacer Europa')
- Grupo de Excelencia Investigadora URJC-Banco Santander: Investigacion traslacional en el proceso de salud - enfermedad (ITPSE) [30VCPIGI03]
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Aims: To investigate the association between migraine and diabetes mellitus while controlling for several socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and lifestyle variables. We also aimed to identify which of these variables are associated with migraine among diabetics. Patients and methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study using data taken from the European Health Interview Surveys for Spain conducted in 2009/10 (n= 22,188) and 2014 (n= 22,842). We selected those subjects >= 40 years of age. Diabetes status was self-reported. One non-diabetic control was matched by the year of survey, age, and sex for each diabetic case. The presence of migraine was defined as the affirmative answer to both of the following questions: Have you suffered migraine or frequent headaches over the last 12 months? and Has your physician confirmed the diagnosis?. Independent variables included demographic and socio-economic characteristics, health status variables, lifestyle, and pain characteristics. Results: The prevalence of migraine was significantly higher among those suffering from diabetes (14.9% vs. 13.0%; p=0.021). The multivariable analysis showed that diabetes was not associated with a higher risk of migraine (adjusted OR 1.06; 95% CI 0.89-1.25). Among diabetic subjects, female sex, suffering concomitant mental disorders, respiratory disorders, neck pain, and low back pain were variables associated with suffering from migraine. Conclusion: We found no significant differences in the prevalence of migraine between-diabetics and non-diabetic age-and sex-matched controls after controlling for possible confounders.
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