Migraine, headache, and survival in women.
- 12 November 1983
- Vol. 287 (6403), 1442-1443
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.287.6403.1442
Abstract
A population study of 1310 women aged 45-64 years determined the prevalence of headache and migraine in the preceding year. To investigate the hypothesis that women with migraine had a higher mortality rate, these women were followed up nearly 12 years later. Unexpectedly, the mortality was found to be higher in women without headaches. Women with headaches and migraine had a relative risk of dying of 0.72 (95% confidence interval 0.52-1.00) compared with those without headaches.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
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