Demographic, clinical and comorbidity data in a large sample of 1147 patients with migraine in Mexico City

Abstract

The objective was to identify the sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of a large sample of patients with migraine in Mexico City. This cross-sectional study was performed in two tertiary centers in Mexico City and affiliated hospitals. We evaluated the presence of migraine through a standardised interview according to the criteria of the International Headache Society. We studied 1147 patients. The mean age was3 7.1±13.6 (6-77) years. Nine hundred and twenty one patients were female (80%). The age of onset of migraine was 19.4plusmn;10.3(1-69) years. Six hundred and four patients had migraine with aura (53%) and 543 without aura(47%). The female/male ratio was 4:1. One hundred and forty-seven patients had cardiovascular problems (13%), 72 had neurological problems (6%), 233 had gastrointestinal problems (20%) and 323 had psychiatric problems (28%). In this study we described the clinical characteristics of a large sample of patients with migraine in Mexico City. Our sample has similar characteristics to other countries. © Springer-Verlag Italia 2005.