Migraine is associated with enhanced arterial stiffness
Migraine is associated with enhanced arterial stiffness
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DOI:
10.1291/hypres.30.577
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发表时间:
2007-07-01
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Kohara, Katsuhiko
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作者:
Nagai, Tokihisa;Tabara, Yasuharu;Kohara, Katsuhiko
Migraine is a common subtype of headache. Epidemiological studies have revealed that migraine could be an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke even in elderly subjects. Arterial stiffness is one of the major path ophysiological bases of stroke. In the present study, we cross-sectionally investigated the possible relationship between migraine and arterial stiffness in community-dwelling subjects. The study subjects were independently recruited from two sources (Group A, n=134, 68 +/- 5 years; Group B, n=138, 68 7 years). Augmentation index (AI), the ratio of augmented pressure by the reflection pressure wave to the pulse pressure, was obtained from the radial arterial waveform as an index of arterial stiffness. Brachial blood pressure was also measured simultaneously. Migraine was diagnosed using a previously validated questionnaire. The prevalence of migraine was 5.2% (Group A) and 16.7% (Group 13). Subjects with migraine had higher radial Al in both Group A (migraine, 101 +/- 15%; other headache, 88 +/- 12%; no headache, 86 +/- 12%, p=0.003) and Group B (95 +/- 11%, 90 +/- 11%, 91 +/- 14%, p=0.058). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that migraine was an independent determinant of Al (ss=0.154, p=0.002) after adjustment for other confounding factors: age (ss=-0.024, p=0.654); sex (ss=0.141, p=0.069); body height (ss=-0.215, p=0.005); systolic blood pressure (ss=0.174, p=0.001); medication for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus (ss=-0.014, p=0.787); and heart rate (ss=-0.539, p < 0.001). In a separate analysis by sex, migraine was also a significant determinant for Al (male, ss=0.246, p=0.019; female, ss=0.159, p=0.008). Migraine in the elderly could be a clinical manifestation of enhanced arterial stiffness.