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The risk of newly diagnosed asthma in migraineurs with or without previous triptan prescriptions

Becker, Claudia and Brobert, Gunnar P. and Almqvist, Per M. and Johansson, Saga and Jick, Susan S. and Meier, Christoph R.. (2008) The risk of newly diagnosed asthma in migraineurs with or without previous triptan prescriptions. Headache, 48 (4). pp. 606-610.

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Abstract

Previous observational studies reported an increased prevalence of asthma in migraine patients. Whether triptans affect the asthma risk has not yet been explored in an epidemiological study.; To estimate the risk of newly diagnosed asthma in patients with a general practitioner-diagnosed migraine in the UK between 1994 and 2001.; A population-based follow-up study and a nested case-control analysis were conducted using the General Practice Research Database.; The study encompassed 51,688 migraineurs and the same number of matched controls. In the follow-up analysis, the relative risk of developing asthma in migraineurs compared with non-migraineurs was 1.3 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.1-1.4). In the nested case-control analysis, the adjusted odds ratio for asthma in migraineurs overall was 1.17 (95% CI 1.01-1.35), and for those with a recent triptan prescription 1.12 (95% CI 0.65-1.94).; The risk of developing asthma was not materially altered for patients with a general practitioner-recorded migraine diagnosis, regardless of triptan use.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Klinische Pharmakologie > Klinische Pharmakologie (Krähenbühl)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Klinische Pharmakologie > Klinische Pharmakologie (Krähenbühl)
05 Faculty of Science > Departement Pharmazeutische Wissenschaften > Pharmazie > Molecular and Systems Toxicology (Odermatt)
UniBasel Contributors:Meier, Christoph R. and Becker, Claudia
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Blackwell
ISSN:0017-8748
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:13 Apr 2021 10:08
Deposited On:23 May 2014 08:33

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