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In this cross-sectional study, we aim to assess association between BMI and various migraine features.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      This study was conducted in the Headache Clinic of King Fahd Hospital of University, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Interviews were conducted by three consultant neurologists. Migraine was defined according to the International Headache Society and BMI was calculated as weight (kilograms)\/height (m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of total of 121 patients, 79% were female. Almost 87.6% of patients were taking prophylactic medications. Majority of patients had attack for more than 24 h (60.3%), pulsating character (81%), moderate-to-severe intensity (92.6%), associated with nausea and\/or vomiting (75.2%), and photophobia\/phonophobia (91.7%). About 29.8% of patients were normal weight, 28.1% were overweight, and 39.7% were obese and morbidly obese. There was insignificant association between various categories of BMI and features of migraine, that is, unilateral location (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.385), pulsating character (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.571), moderate-to-severe intensity (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.187), nausea and\/or vomiting (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.582), and photophobia and\/or phonophobia (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.444).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In our study, we did not find an association between BMI and various features of migraine.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/aam.aam_63_20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,22]],"date-time":"2024-05-22T12:49:36Z","timestamp":1716382176000},"page":"288-292","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Body Mass Index and Its Association with Various Features of Migraine"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Danah","family":"Aljaafari","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Noman","family":"Ishaque","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ghadeer","family":"Al-Shabeeb","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sukainah","family":"Alalwi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aishah","family":"Albakr","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Osama","family":"Basheir","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Reem A","family":"Alyoubi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fahd","family":"Alkhamis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Majed","family":"Alabdali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R3-7-20240831","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"249","DOI":"10.1001\/archinte.164.3.249","article-title":"The escalating pandemics of obesity and sedentary lifestyle. 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