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Association between risk factors and migraine in Pakistani females

BMC Women's Health volume 23, Article number: 642 (2023) Cite this article

Abstract

Background

Migraine is a typical cripple issue of the brain identified with cerebral pain which is an indication of numerous health conditions. About 18% of women (27 million) and 6% of men (10 million) are afflicted by migraine in the United States. Based on a case-control study, to explore the different risk factors, causing migraine in females and examine the association between risk factors and migraine.

Methods

A sample of 1055 individuals were selected in different areas of Lahore from September 2019 to March 2020. The information was obtained by using the direct interview method and questionnaire method. Descriptive analysis, bivariate analysis and binary logistic regression analysis were carried out in data analysis.

Results

Among 1055 individuals 740 cases and 315 controls were included. In a binary logistic regression model, physical activities, stress, summer season, menstruation and morning were the risk factors that cause migraine and these were found to be positively significant with the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of odds ratios (1.399; 1.122–1.746), (1.510; 1.187–1.922), (1.595; 1.374–1.851), (1.513; 1.247–1.836) and (1.309; 1.028–1.665) respectively. Nausea, isolation and back head pain were caused by migraine and these were found positively significant with the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of odds ratios(1.290; 1.122–1.484), (1.882; 1.617–2.190) and (1.285; 1.123–1.471) respectively.

Conclusions

Stress, physical Activities and Menstruation increase the risk of migraine but weight loss, Breakfast, lunch, thirst, injury and Second trimester during pregnancy reduce the risk of migraine.

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Background

Migraine is the most common and typical cripple issue of the brain with the neurological cause of disability in the world [1]. International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) is highly useful (96 and 98% respectively) than ICHD-3 beta for the diagnosis of migraine with aura and with typical aura [2]. The odds of touring headache emergency departments are significantly lower in Germany, France and UK as compared to Canada and Australia [3]. Migraine is a disabling disorder that occurs three times more in women than men. About 18% of women and 6% of men suffer from migraine in the United States [4]. Migraine is more common in women of middle age than men [5]. Women who experience Probable Migraine with Aura (PMWA) and smoke as well as using oral contraceptives methods have chances of having a stroke 7 times more than other women with PMWA [6]. Family history is the most important and consistent risk factor of migraine [7]. Migraine is nearly 3% of all the prevalent diseases of disability worldwide [8]. The composition of white matter varies in patients with chronic migraine (CM) and episodic migraine (EM) [9]. In episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM), the expenditure of treatment is significantly higher for women than men. The annual direct expenditure of treatment for chronic migraine is 4.8 fold higher than that of episodic migraine [10].

Education, environmental display, travel, and oral contraceptives exposure nearly 75% of the underlying risks [11]. Migraine is a risk factor for ischemic stroke in young women and ischaemic stroke is strongly associated with migraine, both migraine without aura and migraine with aura [12]. In migraineurs, women, contemporary use of oral contraceptives, high blood pressure or smoking are a great effect on the odds ratios for ischemic stroke associated with migraine in young women [13]. Migraineurs with aura can suffer from at least one attack per week and are likely to low intake of chocolate, ice cream and processed meats [14]. Weight loss may help to alleviate migraine in obese individuals. The relation of weight loss to those changes was assessed and the patients reporting moderate to severe disability decreased from 12(50.0%) before bariatric surgery to 3 (12.5%) after bariatric surgery [15]. Women with menstrual migraine experience higher headache intensity during early pregnancy and postpartum as compared with those without menstrual migraine [16]. Perceived stress affects greatly the quality of life. The relationship between stress and migraine is quite strong. Mean Perceived stress scale score is higher in chronic migraine patients than those in controls, after adjusting for education and anxiety [17]. Migraine is more common and related among depressed people, especially in females and in married women [18]. The prevalence of the most prevalent primary headaches, including migraine and tension-type headache, peaks between the ages of 20 and 40 and then decreases as people become older [19]. The survey of Korean patients with migraine illustrates that there are significant problems and unsatisfied needs to diagnosis, awareness, and treatment. The significant levels of disability, pain severity, and reduced quality of life are accomplished by Korean patients with migraine due to the burden of disease [20]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact and severity of migraine are increased due to many risk factors such as disruption of sleep, anxiety and depression, dietary habits, lack of communication with treating neurologists and working [21]. During COVID-19 lockdown migraine symptoms are improved in the Netherlands due to lifestyle changes that can significantly improve the course of migraine [22]. The pain of migraine is higher among those individuals that can be influenced by complex emotional perception. Pain-related anxiety plays an important role in headache-related disability [23]. More details can be seen in [24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34].

This study was conducted to identify different risk factors of migraine in females and to identify the relationship between risk factors and migraine. Finally, to create awareness among females about risk factors of migraine.

Methods

Study design

This case-control study was performed to look at the risk factors of migraine in females. The network sampling method was used to collect data about migraine patients from the household, working, married women’s and female students. Samples were drawn from universities, colleges, parks, urban and rural areas due to non-probability sampling. The cross-sectional study was performed at Lady Willingdon, Lady Aschen, Gosh-e-Shifa, and Mayo hospitals from September 2019 to March 2020. In this study 315 controls those who were not affected due to migraine and 740 cases those who were affected due to migraine. We were taken great effort to use strong statistical procedures and stringent selection criteria to minimize bias and make sure that our control group is as representative as possible of the larger population of females in Pakistan, even if the size of the control group is lower. In this case– control study 315 age and gender-matched controls were included.

Inclusion criteria

The inclusion criteria are a standard that is used to determine whether cases or controls will be included in the research. Below is a list of this requirement.

In this study, patients of various ages were enrolled.

The question was are you suffering from migraine?

Responses on the Likert Scale.

1 = “No” (I don’t have a migraine).

2 = “Rarely” (I sometimes get minor migraine symptoms).

3 = “Sometimes” (I occasionally but sporadically suffer migraine symptoms).

4 = “Frequently” (I frequently suffer from migraine symptoms).

5 = “Always” (I get severe migraine symptoms all the time).

For cases: Respondents who indicate on the Likert scale that they “Frequently” (4) or “Always” (5) get migraine symptoms.

For controls: Respondents who choose “No” (1), “Rarely” (2), or “Sometimes” (3) on the Likert scale serve as controls [35].

Flow chart depicting the inclusion of participants in the study is shown in Fig. 1.

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Flow chart depicting the inclusion of participants in the study

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Instrument of the study

To gather information, a self-designed questionnaire was developed for both cases and controls [36]. The reliability of the questionnaire, as determined by Cronbach’s Alpha, was 0.95. A questionnaire is a set of written questions that are utilized with the end goal of information collection or statistical study. The questions included in the questionnaire, cover all the conceivable risk factors which include demographic variables: age, marital status, area, education level, social status, working status; clinical variables: health, severity, migraine start side, more than one type, physical activities, medication, last 4 hours, last 4–6 hours, last between 4and 72 hours; and symptoms variables: stress, upset, nausea, bright light, sunshine, yawing, zigzag lines, breakfast, lunch, travelling, shoulder stiffness in summer, in winter, quiet room cold drinks, menstrual cycle. The direct and face to face personal interviewing method was adopted from the cases and controls in hospitals, urban as well as rural areas [36]. 28 independent variables were included in the study, and the dependent variable is the suffering from migraine.

Data collection

The network sampling method was used for data collection. The work of data collection started after the research issue was characterized and the research design was worked out. Data was gathered via questionnaire and face to face interview method. In this study 182 patients were under the age of 18 years whose data were collected through verbal consent from their parents, siblings and doctors. The total sample size was 1067 with a 95% confidence interval and 0.03 margin of error but the data collection procedure was stopped due to COVID-19 lockdown and collect total sample size was 1055 subjects. It is indicated by n. A very small number of samples were collect nearly 4 to 5 samples during lockdown with stringent precautionary measures.

Significance of the study

The researcher truly expects that this review will be useful and can give a contribution to the certain gathering, as follow,

  1. i.

    It will be valuable for a new researcher to sort out new factors influencing this disease.

  2. ii.

    It might be advantageous for an overall population that they can take on these safety measures for keeping away from this life harming disease.

  3. iii.

    It will be useful for strategy creators that they can carry out such strategies which will be life-saving and prevent migraine.

  4. iv.

    It will be helpful for clinical staff that they can find out its starting point and guide their patients in a better way.

  5. v.

    It will helpful for patients to prevent risk factors of migraine.

Data analysis

After the data collection, the next and the most troublesome task was to analyze the information and sort out the outcomes. The software SPSS was utilized for the information processing and analysis. Descriptive and analytical outcomes were calculated, utilizing different statistical techniques, which include percentages, frequencies, Chi-square and binary logistic regression model. To determine the p-value and to look for a relationship between migraine and risk factors, the Chi-Square test was used [37]. Since the variables in the QOL section are categorical and chi-square handles qualitative variables, we were utilized it there. The distribution difference of a few chosen variables between migraine patients and healthy controls was assessed using the chi-square test. In regression analysis included Odds Ratio, 95% Confidence Interval, and p-values. The later results were considered significant when p < 0.05.

Results

In this study of 1055 subjects, out of which 740 were cases and 315 were controls. Only females were considered. The analysis was conducted in which descriptive and analytical part was performed for explaining the different risk factors of the disease.

Population density facts

The below table shows that among 740 patients with migraine, the counts (percentages) of 21–30 age interval was 316(42.70%), 386(52.16%) were married and 286(38.65%) have a graduate level. In urban areas, the counts (percentages) of cases and controls are 529(71.49%) and 206(65.40%), respectively. Rupees from Pakistan were used as payment. Income was used to determine social class, which was then separated into three groups: lower class (income < 20,000), middle class (Income 20,000–10,000), and high class (Income 10,000–100,000) [36]. In the case of patients with migraine, the counts (percentages) in the upper, middle and lower class are 30(4.05%), 690(93.24%) and 20(2.70%), respectively. Most of the cases belong to middle class. In cases most of the participants i.e., 529(71.49%) belongs to urban areas. According to a recent update on acute and preventative therapies for migraine in children and adolescents, only around 5% of American children and adolescents who are 10 years old suffer from migraines [7]. In order to provide total openness in our data presentation, we have included an age category for individuals who are younger than 10 years old. Complete population density facts are given below in Table 1.

Table 1 Population Density Facts of the Participants
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Clinical traits of participants

Among 740 cases, most of the participants had an average of 394(53.24%) health in general, this means that mostly females with migraine are in general health, neither in good health nor in bad health. 334(45.13%) has moderate severity of migraine and 306(41.35%) have right side migraine start. The participants 180(24.32%) have more than one type of migraine and 550(74.32%) prefer a quiet room during migraine. Table 2 shows statistically significant associations of migraine with health, severity, migraine start, types and quiet room.

Table 2 Clinical Traits of Participants
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Style and quality of life

Among 740 cases and 315 controls, the 5-points Likert scale was used for quality of life assessment in people. Counts (percentages) of physical activities are 357(48.24%), 511(69.05%) patients take breakfast every morning and 469(63.38%) take lunch every day. Maximum patients 468(63.24%) feel upset before migraine and 493(66.62%) patients respond that migraine start due to stress. The majority of the patients 302(40.81%) use the medicine. Table 3 shows that statistically significant associations of migraine with physical activities, stress, upset, medication, avoiding food, lunch, and cold drinks.

Table 3 Style and quality of life
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Indication of participants

Among 740 patients with migraine 330(44.59%) reported that they usually suffer from nausea/vomiting, 419(56.62%) patients effect by bright light, and 500(67.57%) are affected by noise. 206(27.84%) patients said that they see zigzag lines before migraine, 338(45.67%) have a sunshine cause. Most of the patients 362(48.92%) have shoulder stiffness. Table 4 shows that a significant association of nausea, bright light, noise, lines, sunshine, shoulder stiffness, yawing and travelling with migraine.

Table 4 Indication of Participants
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Participants set-up

Among 740 cases, the majority of patients 339(45.81%) respond to migraine beginning gradually, 237(22.5%) respond to migraine beginning in the morning and 239(22.7%) respond to migraine beginning in the night sometimes. 272(36.76%) patients respond that they have migraine last between 4 and 72 hours. During summer 354(47.84%) are affected and during winter 289(39.05%) patients are affected. A significant association begins gradually, in the morning, in the night, last 4 hours, last 4–6 days, last 4–72 hours, during summer, during winter, during the menstrual cycle, and pregnancy with migraine. The participants set-up is shown in Table 5.

Table 5 Participants Set-Up
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A binary logistic regression model was run and under this model, regression coefficients, odds ratio, p-value, and 95% confidence interval for odds ratio are computed. At the 5% level of significance, the p-value is compared. Binary logistic regression described that the most significant risk factors of migraine were weight loss, activities, morning, injury, stress, nausea, Breakfast, lunch, summer, quiet room, pain, thirst, cold drinks, food and second trimester. The statistics are shown in Table 6.

Table 6 Model Coefficient, Odds Ratios and 95% CI’s for Odds Ratios
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Logit (p) = −0.575*weight Loss + 0.336*Activities + 0.269*Morning – 0.376*Injury + 0.412*Stress + 0.255*Nausea – 0.206*Breakfast - 0.532*Lunch + 0.467*summer + 0.632*Quiet + 0.251*Pain – 0.185*Thirst - 0.476*Cold drinks – 0.249*Food + 0.414* Menstrual cycle – 0.351*Second.

Discussions

It was observed from the data that nausea is found to be positively significant with the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of odds ratios (1.290; 1.122–1.484). Out of 740 patients, 330(44.59%) patients respond that they usually suffer from nausea during migraine. In migraine, nausea is a centrally driven symptom that occurs as a premonitory symptom independent of pain and is associated with activation of brain structures known to be involved in nausea [38]. It was observed from the data that stress is found to be positively significant with the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of odds ratios (1.510; 1.187–1.922). Out of 740 patients, 493(66.62%) patients respond that migraine start due to stress. Stress and migraine are reciprocally related. Migraine is more common and related among depressed people, especially females. The association between migraine and sleep disorders is complex and significant. Improvement of sleep is considered to reduce headache frequency and severity and reduce stress [10-7-30]. Whereas the menstrual cycle is found to be positively significant with the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of odds ratios (1.513; 1.247–1.836). Women with menstrual migraine have higher headache intensity during early pregnancy and postpartum compared to those without menstrual migraine [16]. Activities, morning, nausea, summer, quiet and pain are found to be positively significant with the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of odds ratios (1.399; 1.122–1.746), (1.309; 1.028–1.665), (1.290; 1.122–1.484), (1.595; 1.374–1.851), (1.882; 1.617–2.190) and (1.285; 1.123–1.471) respectively. While six factors in which injury, breakfast, lunch, thirst, drinks and second trimester are found to negatively significant with the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of odds ratios (0.687; 0.559–0.844), (0.814; 0.689–0.961), (0.588; 0.495–0.697), and (0.704; 0.559–0.887), respectively. Weight loss is found to be negatively significant with the odds ratios and 95% confidence interval of odds ratios (0.563; 0.457–0.694). The relation of weight loss to those changes was assessed and the patients reporting moderate to severe disability decreased from 12(50.0%) before surgery to 3(12.5%) after surgery [15]. Second trimester during pregnancy is observed to be negatively significant with an odds ratio is 0.704 times higher. Around 60–70% of migraineurs experience improvement in migraine during pregnancy; in around 20% attacks disappear. If migraine was not improved by the end of the first trimester it is likely to continue throughout pregnancy and postpartum [16]. Another study described that a significant decrease in the duration of migraine (p < 0.001) during pregnancy as compared to before [7].

Limitations of the study

The important limitation of the study was the sample size collected. The small sample size made it ambitious to conduct analysis. Many further limitations obtain in the interview and data collection previous to analysis. In hospitals and universities, some females refuse to allow for conducting the interview. In hospitals and rural areas, the language issue was confronted where a large number of females did not know the national language. Most of the females do not know about migraine but symptoms were matched so the analysis was difficult if data is unreliable. In our study, the final major limitation was the potential for subject to bias. As with any case-control study, it is conceivable that either cases or controls were differentially bound to subjects than the other.

Conclusions

Stress, Activities, and menstrual cycle increase the risk of migraine but weight loss, Breakfast, and the Second trimester during pregnancy reduce the risk of migraine. The stress had 1.510 times higher of migraine Nausea with an odds ratio of 1.290 and 95% CI of odds ratio (1.122–1.484). So we conclude that the binary response variable suffering from migraine patients who are usually suffering from nausea is 1.290 times more chance than others. Pain (back of the head) with odds ratio 1.285 and 95% CI of odds ratio (1.123–1.471). So we conclude that the binary response variable suffering from migraine patients who are feeling pain on the back of the head is a 1.285 times more chance of getting the disease than others.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available due to limitations of ethical approval involving the patient data and anonymity but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Razzak, N., Khan, H., Tariq, H. et al. Association between risk factors and migraine in Pakistani females. BMC Women's Health 23, 642 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02810-5

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