Women with migraine may experience worse progression of CVH compared to those without migraine: Study

A total of 275 women in all were found to have migraines. By follow-up, CVH profiles significantly decreased for both migraine-affected and migraine-free women. When compared to non-migraineurs, women with migraine had a 1.36-fold increased probability of experiencing a deterioration in their total CVH in the fully adjusted model.

Also, they were more likely to have a decline in their levels of other individual components of CVH, such as stress, blood lipid levels, physical activity, nicotine exposure, and sleep quality. The women with migraine who had aura were more likely to be less active, be exposed to more nicotine, have a higher body mass index, and experience more stress than those who did not.

Overall, this cohort research found that both migraineurs and non-migraineurs had declining CVH profiles over time, with migraineurs having a much higher probability of deterioration in Hong Kong Chinese women. Migraine was linked to negative changes in blood lipids, stress levels, physical activity, nicotine exposure, and sleep health.

Reference:

Liang, J., Ma, J.-J., Wang, H. H., Yang, Q., Ma, T., Sun, Q., Yang, L., & Xie, Y. J. (2024). Impact of migraine on changes in cardiovascular health profile among Hong Kong Chinese women: insights from the MECH-HK cohort study. In The Journal of Headache and Pain (Vol. 25, Issue 1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-024-01911-2