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Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; 15: 652–658
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Gender differences in older adults with chronic migraine in Turkey Aynur Özge,1 Derya Uluduz,2 Macit Selekler,3 Musa Öztürk,4 Betül Baykan,5 Nilgün Çınar,6 Füsun M Domaç,7 Mehmet Zarifog˘lu,8 Levent E Inan,9 Ali Akyol,10 Hayrunnisa Bolay,11 Gülnur T Uzuner,12 Ali K Erdemog˘lu,13 Nevra Oksuz1 and Gulhan O Temel14 Departments of 1Neurology and 14Biostatistics, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, 2Department of Neurology, Cerrahpas¸a School of Medicine, 3Atasehir Memorial Hospital, 4Department of Neurology, Bakırköy Research and Education Hospital, 5Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 6Department of Neurology, Maltepe University School of Medicine, 7 Department of Neurology, Erenköy Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, 8Department of Neurology, Uludag˘ University School of Medicine, Bursa, 9Department of Neurology, Ankara Research and Education Hospital, 10Department of Neurology, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, 11Department of Neurology, Gazi University School of Medicine, 12Department of Neurology, Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskis¸ehir, and 13Medical Park Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Aim: Chronic migraine is a growing and disabling subtype of migraine with different risk factors and clinical features, even in older adults. We sought to define and differentiate clinical features of chronic migraine in older adults. We also aimed to compare major clinical features of chronic migraine in older adults with those in younger people of both sexes. Methods: We used electronic dataset (Turkish Headache Database) from 13 tertiary headache centers in Turkey. Electronic dataset included detailed headache-defining features according to ICHD-II criteria based on face-to-face interviews and examination by a headache specialist. Using statistical methods, clinical variables of chronic migraine in older adults were compared with those of younger adults. We included 915 patients with chronic migraine (mean age 43.80 ± 13.95 years); 83.3% were females. In total, 301 patients (32.9%) with chronic migraine aged >50 years were compared with 614 patients aged
Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; 15: 652–658
ORIGINAL ARTICLE: BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Gender differences in older adults with chronic migraine in Turkey Aynur Özge,1 Derya Uluduz,2 Macit Selekler,3 Musa Öztürk,4 Betül Baykan,5 Nilgün Çınar,6 Füsun M Domaç,7 Mehmet Zarifog˘lu,8 Levent E Inan,9 Ali Akyol,10 Hayrunnisa Bolay,11 Gülnur T Uzuner,12 Ali K Erdemog˘lu,13 Nevra Oksuz1 and Gulhan O Temel14 Departments of 1Neurology and 14Biostatistics, Mersin University School of Medicine, Mersin, 2Department of Neurology, Cerrahpas¸a School of Medicine, 3Atasehir Memorial Hospital, 4Department of Neurology, Bakırköy Research and Education Hospital, 5Department of Neurology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, 6Department of Neurology, Maltepe University School of Medicine, 7 Department of Neurology, Erenköy Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, 8Department of Neurology, Uludag˘ University School of Medicine, Bursa, 9Department of Neurology, Ankara Research and Education Hospital, 10Department of Neurology, Adnan Menderes University School of Medicine, Aydın, 11Department of Neurology, Gazi University School of Medicine, 12Department of Neurology, Osmangazi University School of Medicine, Eskis¸ehir, and 13Medical Park Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Aim: Chronic migraine is a growing and disabling subtype of migraine with different risk factors and clinical features, even in older adults. We sought to define and differentiate clinical features of chronic migraine in older adults. We also aimed to compare major clinical features of chronic migraine in older adults with those in younger people of both sexes. Methods: We used electronic dataset (Turkish Headache Database) from 13 tertiary headache centers in Turkey. Electronic dataset included detailed headache-defining features according to ICHD-II criteria based on face-to-face interviews and examination by a headache specialist. Using statistical methods, clinical variables of chronic migraine in older adults were compared with those of younger adults. We included 915 patients with chronic migraine (mean age 43.80 ± 13.95 years); 83.3% were females. In total, 301 patients (32.9%) with chronic migraine aged >50 years were compared with 614 patients aged
