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Table 1 Characteristics of patients without a history of cardiovascular disease who had and did not have a history of migraine

From: Risk for ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease associated with migraine and migraine medication among older adults

 

History of Migraine

No

(n = 87,960)

Yes

(n = 21,990)

Calendar year of the index date, N (%)

 2008

9268 (10.5)

2317 (10.5)

 2009

5648 (6.4)

1412 (6.4)

 2010

5368 (6.1)

1342 (6.1)

 2011

6076 (6.9)

1519 (6.9)

 2012

6596 (7.5)

1649 (7.5)

 2013

8200 (9.3)

2050 (9.3)

 2014

10,744 (12.2)

2686 (12.2)

 2015

10,348 (11.8)

2587 (11.8)

 2016

12,164 (13.8)

3041 (13.8)

 2017

13,548 (15.4)

3387 (15.4)

Age, years, N (%)

 66–70

55,096 (62.6)

13,774 (62.6)

 71–75

16,948 (19.3)

4237 (19.3)

 76–80

8660 (9.8)

2165 (9.8)

 81–85

4504 (5.1)

1126 (5.1)

 ≥ 86

2752 (3.1)

688 (3.1)

Age, years, mean (SD)

71.3 (5.6)

70.8 (5.8)

Females, N (%)

74,616 (84.8)

18,654 (84.8)

Race/Ethnicity, N (%)

 Non-Hispanic Black

6353 (7.2)

818 (3.7)

 Non-Hispanic White

75,573 (85.9)

20,030 (91.1)

 Hispanic

1435 (1.6)

317 (1.4)

 Asian

1750 (2.0)

211 (1.0)

 Other

2849 (3.2)

614 (2.8)

Low-income subsidy, N (%)

19,343 (22.0)

4135 (18.8)

Area level median income, N (%)

 < $35,000

6204 (7.1)

1193 (5.4)

 $35,000 - $49,999

26,285 (29.9)

5935 (27.0)

 $50,000 - $74,999

33,563 (38.2)

8476 (38.5)

 ≥ $75,000

21,908 (24.9)

6386 (29.0)

Smoking, N (%)

6783 (7.7)

2669 (12.1)

Diabetes, N (%)

19,873 (22.6)

3780 (17.2)

Hypertension, N (%)

55,190 (62.7)

13,264 (60.3)

Chronic kidney disease, N (%)

11,009 (12.5)

3132 (14.2)

History of heart failure, N (%)

3240 (3.7)

825 (3.8)

Depression, N (%)

8783 (10.0)

4730 (21.5)

Anxiety disorders, N (%)

8008 (9.1)

4222 (19.2)

Insomnia, N (%)

3865 (4.4)

2141 (9.7)

History of dementia, N (%)

3776 (4.3)

999 (4.5)

Cancer, N (%)

13,191 (15.0)

4231 (19.2)

Epilepsy, N (%)

1669 (1.9)

993 (4.5)

Hospitalization in the prior year, N (%)

8714 (9.9)

5323 (24.2)

Medication use, N (%)

 Antihypertensive medication

48,837 (55.5)

11,887 (54.1)

 Glucose-lowering medication

11,987 (13.6)

2063 (9.4)

 Statins

29,473 (33.5)

7247 (33.0)

 Non-statin lipid-lowering medication

2901 (3.3)

793 (3.6)

 Medication for insomnia

11,604 (13.2)

7039 (32.0)

 Hormone replacement therapy among women

4473 (6.0)

2260 (12.1)

Migraine with aura, N (%)

–

2657 (12.1)

  1. SD standard deviation