Association between migraine and Body Mass Index in patients reporting to military hospital, Rawalpindi

Hashmat, Asif; Hamza, J.; Inam, Syed Hashim Ali; Alamgir, Wasim; Hamid, Shabnam

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“…[12] But the findings of a recent study undertaken by Hashmat and fellows (2019) showed that majority of the patients (33.4%) were obese/morbidly obese, followed by overweight (14.1%) and underweight (11.5%) while remaining proportion was of normal patients. [4] It is pertinent to mention here that when multiple logistic regression analysis of chronic migraine group was carried out, study found an elevated risk of having migraine among patients with headache, BMI, overweight and obesity (P <0.05). The findings of studies carried out by Thierry et al (2018) [13] and Quach (2013) [14] also confirmed that overweight and obesity were associated with migraine.…”

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“…[3] The migraine's main symptoms comprise: headache, mostly unilateral but it can be bilateral, painful and acute, accompanied by phonophobia, photophobia, nausea and vomiting. [4] As per number of headache days/month, migraine is categorized by IHS into: episodic migraine and chronic migraine. The EM remains for less than 15 headache days/month; and CM for 15 or more headache days/month during >3 months with experiencing migraine features at least eight days per month.…”

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Body Mass Index and Migraine: A Hospital-Based Study in Lahore

Mukhtar¹,

Haider²,

Luqman³

et al. 2021

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Background: Obesity and migraine are the most common disorders among general population that are linked with disability and impaired life quality. Though, several studies have investigated the relationship between obesity and migraine but yet there is no complete knowledge regarding association between BMI and migraine, particularly chronic migraine. Objective: The objective of the study was to find the association between body mass index and migraine. Material and Methods: It was a prospective study carried out at Neurology Outpatient Department of Lahore General Hospital, Lahore. Total of 545 patients with major complaint of headache were included after fulfilling “episodic migraine” (n=370) and “chronic migraine” (n=175) criteria according to International Headache Society (IHS) criteria. Results: Among 370 patients with episodic migraine (EM), 78.4% were females while among 175 patients with chronic migraine (CM), 81.1% were females. In EM group, the mean age of the patients was 41.72+21.35 years and in CM group, it was 45.80+15.79 years. In EM group, mean pain intensity was 4.6+2.41 and in CM group, mean pain intensity was 4.3+2.51. Among EM group patients, mean duration of headache was 4.85+5.17 days and among CM group patients, mean duration was 20.88+8.86 days. Mean BMI (Body Mass Index) of patients in EM groups was 22.91+3.89 while in CM groups was 24.43+3.43 (P=0.002). In EM group, 9.7% patients and in CM group, 6.3% patients were underweight (P=0.189). In EM group, 11.4% patients and in CM group, 30.3% patients were overweight (P=0.002). However, in EM group, only 1.3% patients and in CM group, 3.4% patients were obese (P=0.087). Multiple logistic regression analysis of chronic migraine group showed significant results (P <0.05) regarding headache days/month, BMI, overweight and obese. Conclusion: Study concluded that overweight and obesity were associated factors for migraine. Chronic migraine patients were more likely to have elevated BMI than the episodic migraine patients. Keywords: Body mass index, migraine, obesity, chronic, headache

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Body Mass Index and Migraine: A Hospital-Based Study in Lahore

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Luqman³

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“…One of the reasons why students of our study have high exam anxiety may be that they do not know enough about coping with stress and reducing anxiety. It has been reported in studies that original interventions designed by guidance services to reduce high exam anxiety can protect students from the negative consequences of stress that develop over time (Hashmat et al, 2008; Yıldırım, 2007). Educators who undertake the task of preparing students for university exams should implement programs or methods that will increase students' self‐efficacy levels to protect them from exam anxiety (Onyeizugbo, 2010).…”

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Does the Covid‐19 lockdown affect pain and anxiety in high school seniors and high school graduates preparing for the university exam?

Bayrak

Özdemir

Aslan

et al. 2023

Psychology in the Schools

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This study aimed to investigate whether the Covid‐19 lockdown affect pain, exam anxiety and general anxiety in students preparing for university exam. A total of 364 students were divided into groups as high school seniors (HS, n = 241) and high school graduates (HG, n = 123). Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for neck and low‐back pain, Beck Anxiety Inventory for general anxiety, Exam Anxiety Scale (EAS) for exam anxiety were used. Both groups showed high level of exam anxiety and generalized anxiety (p < .05). After Covid‐19, neck and low‐back pain rates, and VAS pain scores of both groups increased (p < .05). Neck pain before Covid‐19 and neck and low‐back pain after Covid‐19 were higher in female students than males (p < .05). The Covid‐19 lockdown negatively affected the neck and low‐back pain level, exam anxiety and general anxiety of both HS and high school graduate students. We suggest that community healthcare services should regard physiotherapy and rehabilitation interventions to treat students with neck and low‐back pain via exercise strategies. Psychological and emotional support also could be provided to reduce students' general anxiety and exam anxiety. Future studies should establish the consider menstrual cycle status in female students, and the computer‐using time of students.

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“…Stress is also a major problem for university students (Oman et al, 2008). Intense course load, long exam processes and exam anxiety are the most important sources of stress (Hashmat et al, 2008). Some studies reveal high levels of perceived stress in university students (Sohail, 2013).…”

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Comparison of Turkish and Azerbaijani University Students in Terms of Perceived

SHELALE

2023

ijetsar

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This study aims to determine and compare the perceived stress levels, stress symptoms and stress coping strategies of Turkish and Azerbaijani university students. The study group consists of 521 people between the ages of 18-30, including 266 Turkish and 255 Azerbaijani students. The mean age of the sample was calculated as 21.62 years. The data were collected online with personal information form, Perceived Stress Scale, Stress Symptoms Scale and Stress Coping Styles Scale. For the study, the age group range and the purpose of the research were indicated in social media and university groups, volunteers were asked to fill out the questionnaire and relational screening model, which is one of the quantitative research designs, was used. In the research, the suitability of the data to the normal distribution between the groups was checked by "Shapiro-Wilk Test". "Independent Sample T Test" was used to compare two independent groups with normal distribution, and "Mann-Whitbey U Test" was used to compare two independent groups without normal distribution. According to the results, it was found that there was no significant difference when the perceived stress scale scores of Turkish and Azerbaijani university students were compared. Reviewing the stress symptoms scale and sub-scale scores, it was seen that the stress symptoms were moderate, and the difference was not significant. Examining the sub-scale scores of stress coping styles, it was found that the average scores of Azerbaijani university students were higher in self-confident approach, helpless approach, submission approach, optimistic approach and social support seeking approach. In the results of the analysis, while there was no significant difference between the mean scores of the desperate approach and the social support seeking approach, it was found that there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the selfconfident approach, optimistic approach, and submissive approach in favor of the Azerbaijani students.

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Association between migraine and Body Mass Index in patients reporting to military hospital, Rawalpindi

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Body Mass Index and Migraine: A Hospital-Based Study in Lahore

Body Mass Index and Migraine: A Hospital-Based Study in Lahore

Does the Covid‐19 lockdown affect pain and anxiety in high school seniors and high school graduates preparing for the university exam?

Comparison of Turkish and Azerbaijani University Students in Terms of Perceived

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