Framingham Risk Stratification of Middle-Aged Migraineurs

Table 2

Comparison of migraine patients with and without aura.

	Migraine without aura	Migraine with aura	values
Study population	173	48	n.a.
Mean age	years	years	0.005
Males	59 (34.1%)	1 (2%)	<0.001
Females	114 (65.9%)	47 (98%)	<0.001
Smoking	48 (27.7%)	12 (25%)	0.14
Dyslipidaemia	31 (18%)	9 (18.7%)	0.89
Hypertension	92 (53.2%)	36 (75%)	0.006
Diabetes	20 (11.6%)	12 (25%)	0.019
ACE inhibitors	56 (32.3%)	24 (50%)	0.024
ARBs	20 (11.6%)	8 (16.7%)	0.34
Statins	36 (20.1%)	4 (8.3%)	0.04
Beta-blockers	48 (27.7%)	20 (41.7%)	0.06
Blood pressure (Hgmm)	137/84	138/82	0.23
Cholesterol (mmol/l)	5.21	5.77	0.02
LDL (mmol/l)	3.13	3.1	0.83
GFR (ml/min)	73.95	74	0.77

(ACE inhibitors: angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors; ARBs: angiotensin receptor blockers; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; GFR: glomerular filtration rate).