Author/Authors :
Ghayeghran, Amirreza Department of Neurology - Poursina Hospital - School of Medicine - Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran , Hashemi, Tayebeh Neuroscience Research Center - Department of Neurology - Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran , Razzaghi, Alireza Safety Promotion and Injury Prevention Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Salehi, Saedeh Neuroscience Research Center - Department of Neurology - Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Headache is one of the most common medical complaints occur in all ages. Migraine
is the second leading cause of headache and is associated with many other disorders, such as obesity
and metabolic syndromes.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients
with migraine referring to the Emam Reza Neurological Clinic (Poursina hospital, Guilan,
Rasht) in 2016.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on patients with
migraine headache or history of migraine based on the International Headache Society (IHS)
criteria referring to the Emam Reza Neurological Clinic (Poursina hospital) in the north of Iran
(Guilan, Rasht) in 2016. The obtained data were entered in SPSS V. 22. The qualitative information
were shown by average and standard deviation, also frequency and percentage were used to present
nominal information.
Results: A total of 360 qualified patients were studied. Their Mean±SD age was 33.25±10.64 years.
About 31.1% of participants were female. A total of 31 patients (9.4% of all under study population)
had diabetes mellitus.
Conclusion: The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in patients with migraine was 9.4% which is close
to what reported in normal population.
