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Association between lifestyle factors and headache
Anke C Winter1, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Christa Meisinger
1Institute of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany. awinter@rics.bwh.harvard
The Journal of Headache and Pain
|January 12, 2011
Summary
Lifestyle factors like alcohol, smoking, physical activity, and BMI do not appear to influence the prevalence of migraine or tension-type headache (TTH). Further research is needed to understand their role in new headache onset.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
Background:
- Lifestyle modifications are crucial for disease prevention.
- The relationship between lifestyle factors and headache, particularly migraine and tension-type headache (TTH), remains unclear, with inconsistent findings and a lack of data on probable headache forms.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the cross-sectional association between various lifestyle factors (alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity, BMI) and headache subtypes (migraine, TTH, and their probable forms).
Main Methods:
- Utilized data from three German cohorts, assessing lifestyle factors and headache types via standardized face-to-face interviews.
- Applied age- and gender-adjusted logistic regression models to analyze associations.
- Distinguished headache types based on the 2004 diagnostic criteria.
Main Results:
- No statistically significant association was found between individual lifestyle factors (alcohol, smoking, physical activity, BMI) and the prevalence of migraine, TTH, or their probable forms.
- No association was observed between headache subtypes and a composite health index of lifestyle factors.
Conclusions:
- Current evidence suggests that common lifestyle factors are unrelated to the prevalence of migraine and TTH.
- Prospective cohort studies are necessary to determine the role of these lifestyle factors in the incidence of new migraine or TTH attacks.
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