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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with migraine and matched cohort

From: Migraine is associated with an increased risk for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a nationwide population-based study

Characteristics

Migraine cohort

Matched cohort

P value

n =8266

n =8266

 
 

No.

%

No.

%

 

Median age, years (interquartile range)

38 (29–48)

 

38 (29–48)

  

Age, years

     

 <40

4408

53.3

4408

53.3

1.000

 ≥40

3858

46.7

3858

46.7

 

Sex

     

 Female

5952

72.0

5952

72.0

1.000

 Male

2314

28.0

2314

28.0

 

Comorbidities

     

 Diabetes mellitus

811

9.8

810

9.8

0.979

 Hypertension

1460

17.7

1460

17.7

1.000

 Heart failure

159

1.9

152

1.8

0.689

 COPD

1081

13.1

1079

13.1

0.963

 Asthma

873

10.6

870

10.5

0.939

 Chronic kidney disease

541

6.5

539

6.5

0.950

 Coronary artery disease

35

0.4

29

0.4

0.452

 Dyslipidemia

1429

17.3

1429

17.3

1.000

 Cirrhosis

67

0.8

58

0.7

0.419

 Autoimmune diseases

588

7.1

582

7.0

0.856

 Cerebrovascular disease

876

10.6

869

10.5

0.859

Previous BPPV

69

0.8

58

0.7

0.327

Migraine with aura

738

8.93

   
  1. Abbreviations: COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, BPPV benign paroxysmal positional vertigo