TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of migraine headache
T2 - A population–based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota
AU - Stang, P. E.
AU - Yanagihara, T.
AU - Swanson, J. W.
AU - Beard, C. M.
AU - O'Fallon, W. M.
AU - Guess, H. A.
AU - Melton, L. J.
PY - 1992/9
Y1 - 1992/9
N2 - To determine the incidence of clinically detected migraine headache in the defined population of Olmsted County, MN, 1979-1981, we screened over 6,400 patient records from several diagnostic rubrics using the unique resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project for population-based studies. We identified 629 Olmsted County residents who fulfilled the International Headache Society's 1988 criteria for newly diagnosed migraine headache between 1979 and 1981. The overall age-adjusted incidence was 137 per 100,000 person-years for males and 294 per 100,000 person-years for females. The highest incidence in females was among those aged 20 to 24 years (689 per 100,000 person-years), and in males, the highest incidence was among those aged 10 to 14 years (246 per 100,000 person-years). From 1979 to 1981, there was a striking increase in the age-adjusted incidence in those under 45 years of age: the incidence increased 34% in women and 100% for men. This is the first population-based study of migraine incidence across all ages.
AB - To determine the incidence of clinically detected migraine headache in the defined population of Olmsted County, MN, 1979-1981, we screened over 6,400 patient records from several diagnostic rubrics using the unique resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project for population-based studies. We identified 629 Olmsted County residents who fulfilled the International Headache Society's 1988 criteria for newly diagnosed migraine headache between 1979 and 1981. The overall age-adjusted incidence was 137 per 100,000 person-years for males and 294 per 100,000 person-years for females. The highest incidence in females was among those aged 20 to 24 years (689 per 100,000 person-years), and in males, the highest incidence was among those aged 10 to 14 years (246 per 100,000 person-years). From 1979 to 1981, there was a striking increase in the age-adjusted incidence in those under 45 years of age: the incidence increased 34% in women and 100% for men. This is the first population-based study of migraine incidence across all ages.
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U2 - 10.1212/wnl.42.9.1657
DO - 10.1212/wnl.42.9.1657
M3 - Article
C2 - 1513451
AN - SCOPUS:0026761760
SN - 0028-3878
VL - 42
SP - 1657
EP - 1662
JO - Neurology
JF - Neurology
IS - 9
ER -