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Table 3 Characteristics of patients with 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 = 63,612)

Yes

(n = 15,903)

Calendar year of the index date, N (%)

 2008

6860 (10.8)

1715 (10.8)

 2009

4560 (7.2)

1140 (7.2)

 2010

4668 (7.3)

1167 (7.3)

 2011

5620 (8.8)

1405 (8.8)

 2012

6032 (9.5)

1508 (9.5)

 2013

5972 (9.4)

1493 (9.4)

 2014

7276 (11.4)

1819 (11.4)

 2015

6652 (10.5)

1663 (10.5)

 2016

7708 (12.1)

1927 (12.1)

 2017

8264 (13.0)

2066 (13.0)

Age, years, N (%)

 66–70

21,352 (33.6)

5338 (33.6)

 71–75

15,204 (23.9)

3801 (23.9)

 76–80

12,096 (19.0)

3024 (19.0)

 81–85

8456 (13.3)

2114 (13.3)

 ≥ 86

6504 (10.2)

1626 (10.2)

Age, years, mean (SD)

75.4 (7.3)

75.1 (7.2)

Females, N (%)

48,904 (76.9)

12,226 (76.9)

Race/Ethnicity, N (%)

 Non-Hispanic Black

6277 (9.9)

1105 (6.9)

 Non-Hispanic White

53,070 (83.4)

13,833 (87.0)

 Hispanic

1434 (2.3)

395 (2.5)

 Asian

1404 (2.2)

259 (1.6)

 Other

1427 (2.2)

311 (2.0)

Low-income subsidy, N (%)

23,437 (36.8)

6075 (38.2)

Area level median income, N (%)

 < $35,000

6396 (10.1)

1508 (9.5)

 $35,000 - $49,999

21,397 (33.6)

5240 (32.9)

 $50,000 - $74,999

23,010 (36.2)

5659 (35.6)

 ≥ $75,000

12,809 (20.1)

3496 (22.0)

Smoking, N (%)

9446 (14.8)

3648 (22.9)

Diabetes, N (%)

28,424 (44.7)

6455 (40.6)

Hypertension, N (%)

58,817 (92.5)

14,740 (92.7)

Chronic kidney disease, N (%)

22,642 (35.6)

6180 (38.9)

History of heart failure, N (%)

19,115 (30.0)

4871 (30.6)

Depression, N (%)

10,197 (16.0)

4633 (29.1)

Anxiety disorders, N (%)

8682 (13.6)

4273 (26.9)

Insomnia, N (%)

3832 (6.0)

1823 (11.5)

History of dementia, N (%)

9243 (14.5)

2519 (15.8)

Cancer, N (%)

11,064 (17.4)

3429 (21.6)

Epilepsy, N (%)

3547 (5.6)

1896 (11.9)

Hospitalization in the prior year, N (%)

18,033 (28.3)

8119 (51.1)

Medication use, N (%)

 Antihypertensive medication

51,432 (80.9)

12,587 (79.1)

 Glucose-lowering medication

15,089 (23.7)

3009 (18.9)

 Statins

34,512 (54.3)

8230 (51.8)

 Non-statin lipid-lowering medication

3830 (6.0)

987 (6.2)

 Medication for insomnia

12,014 (18.9)

5576 (35.1)

 Hormone replacement therapy among women

1918 (3.0)

834 (6.8)

Migraine with aura, N (%)

–

2245 (14.1)

  1. SD standard deviation