Gender ratio of migraine without aura: observations over time

Autor: Paola Torelli, Giorgio Lambru, M. Devetak, Gian Camillo Manzoni, Laura Cucurachi
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Neurological Sciences. 27:47-50
ISSN: 1590-3478
1590-1874
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-006-0564-4
Popis: Migraine without aura is typically considered a female condition. The purpose of this study was to determine if there have been any changes in the female-to-male ratio of the disease over time. We included in the study all patients with migraine without aura (n = 3457) referred to the Parma University Headache Centre between 1976 and 1995. They were divided into subgroups with respect to gender and year-range of onset of migraine (before 1960, in the 1960s, in the 1970s, in the 1980s, and between 1990 and 1995). Gender ratio ranged from 3.6:1 (in patients with onset before 1960) to 2.8:1 (in patients with onset in the 1980s), with no statistically significant changes during the observation period.
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