Research Article

Association between Body Mass Index and Migraine: A Survey of Adult Population in China

Table 8

Frequency of headache was significant among different BMI categories between CM and EM.

Weight classificationSevereTime of headache onset (>72 h)Frequency (>10 days/months)
EMCMEMCMFMCM

Underweight16.71 ± 0.588417.14 ± 0.36420.380717.82 ± 0.133717.77 ± 0.12490.4315017.16 ± 0.39040
Normal21.34 ± 0.235621.58 ± 0.28310.527521.44 ± 0.539722.22 ± 0.45480.229621.40 ± 0.331321.83 ± 0.2063<0.0001
Overweight27.52 ± 0.369227.16 ± 0.36800.503126.17 ± 0.614726.34 ± 0.59460.105727.43 ± 0.377627.28 ± 0.26440.0001
Obese/morbidly obese34.22 ± 2.91934.06 ± 2.7290.985331.35 ± 0.243130.85 ± 0.75000.399138.07 ± 4.15734.38 ± 0.86960.1696