ArticleThe journal of headache and pain2017
Association of excessive daytime sleepiness with migraine and headache frequency in the general population.
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- Interaction between physical frailty and sleep quality on risk of migraine in later life: a cohort study of over 350,000 participants.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Hypersomnolence in focus: a white paper of the 6th Think Tank World Sleep Forum.Sleep medicine · 2025Review
- Assessment of sleep patterns in migraine sufferers using the Epworth Sleepiness Scale.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Article
- Ketogenic Diet Improves Sleep Quality and Daytime Sleepiness in Chronic Migraine: A Pilot Study.Neurology international · 2024Article
- Excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue in neurological disorders.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2020Review
- Effect of Migraine Headache on Productivity of Patients According to Migraine Disability Assessment Score: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pain and therapy · 2019Article
- Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Tension-Type Headache: A Population Study.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Article
- Excessive daytime sleepiness in secondary chronic headache from the general population.The journal of headache and pain · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundSome previous studies have postulated an association between migraine and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). This study evaluated the association of EDS with migraine and headache frequency in a general population, after adjusting for potential confounding variables.
methodsThe study was a postal survey of a random age and gender-stratified sample of 40,000 persons aged 20 to 80 years old drawn by the National Population Register in Norway. The questionnaire included questions about migraine, headache, the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS) and various comorbidities. EDS was defined as ESS > 10. The association of EDS and migraine/headache were analysed by bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analyses.
resultsA total of 21,177 persons responded to the ESS and were included in the analyses. The odds ratio (OR) for EDS was increased for migraineurs (1.42 (95% CI 1.31─1.54), p < 0.001) compared to non-migraineurs; however, this finding was not significant after adjustment for a number of possible confounders. EDS increased with increasing headache frequency, with an OR of 2.74 (95% CI 2.05─3.65), p < 0.001) for those with headache on >179 days per year compared to those without headache in multivariable analysis.
conclusionsIn a general population, the odds for EDS increased significantly with the headache frequency, irrespective of migraine status. EDS was not associated with reported migraine in multivariable analysis.
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