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- Title
Subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with migraine: A case-control study.
- Authors
Rubino, Elisa; Rainero, Innocenzo; Garino, Francesca; Vicentini, Costanza; Govone, Flora; Vacca, Alessandro; Gai, Annalisa; Gentile, Salvatore; Govone, Guido; Ragazzoni, Federico; Pinessi, Lorenzo; Giordana, Maria Teresa; Limone, Paolo
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Recent studies suggested a potential association between both overt and subclinical hypothyroidism and migraine. Aims of this study were to estimate the comorbidity of migraine in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism and to evaluate associated clinical characteristics.<bold>Methods: </bold>Using a case-control strategy, 151 consecutive subclinical hypothyroidism patients (mean age 48.36 ± 15.86 years) and 150 controls (mean age 50.86 ± 9.19 years) were recruited. In all subjects, migraine characteristics were collected through a direct interview. Clinical and biochemical parameters (thyroid-stimulating hormone, free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine, and anti-thyroid antibodies) were compared between subclinical hypothyroidism patients in comorbidity with migraine and subclinical hypothyroidism patients without migraine.<bold>Results: </bold>The prevalence of lifetime migraine was significantly higher in subclinical hypothyroidism patients in comparison with controls (46% vs. 13%, p < 0.001; OR 5.80; 95% CI = 3.35-10.34). Both migraine without and with aura were significantly higher in subclinical hypothyroidism patients than controls ( p < 0.001 and p = 0.010, respectively). Thyroid hormones and concentrations of antibodies did not differ between subclinical hypothyroidism patients with and without migraine. Interestingly, a comorbidity for autoimmune diseases was observed in subclinical hypothyroidism patients with migraine in respect to those without migraine ( p = 0.005).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Our data suggest that migraine is more frequent in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism in respect to controls. Further studies are needed in order to confirm this association.
- Subjects
MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE aura; HYPOTHYROIDISM; AUTOIMMUNE diseases; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE prevalence; CASE-control method
- Publication
Cephalalgia, 2019, Vol 39, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
0333-1024
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0333102418769917