CU, results of the analysis of health data of over 10,000 people
The research is gaining attention with research showing that people who suffer from migraines frequently, even among young people, have a high risk of suffering a stroke. A research team led by Michelle Leppert, professor of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, compared and analyzed health insurance claims data from more than 10,000 Colorado residents (2,600 stroke patients and 7,800 people without stroke) from 2012 to 2019. Traditional risk factors for stroke include ▲hypertension, ▲hyperlipidemia, ▲type 2 diabetes, ▲smoking, ▲obesity, and excessive alcohol consumption, but the research team included ▲migraine , ▲blood clotting disorder, ▲kidney failure and autoimmune diseases as non-traditional factors. As a result of the analysis of health data, the research team confirmed that among strokes that occurred in adults aged 18 to 34, the incidence of strokes due to non-traditional causes was higher. Strokes due to traditional risk factors occurred in approximately 25% of men and 33% of women, but strokes due to nontraditional causes were higher in 31% of men and 43% of women. Additionally, the research team identified migraine as a leading cause of non-traditional strokes occurring in this age group. Among stroke patients, 20% of men and 35% of women had a stroke due to migraine. “Most of us are only interested in traditional risk factors,” Leppert said. However, nontraditional risk factors, such as migraines, can also cause strokes. “Both traditional and nontraditional factors influence the incidence of stroke in young people,” she explained. She added: “There have been many studies linking migraines to stroke, but this study may be the first to show the impact of migraines on the development of stroke.”
Journalist Eunhye Lee
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