Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004

ABSTRACT Background: The relationship between alcohol consumption and migraine or severe headache remains controversial in the existing literature. Given that alcohol is a widely consumed beverage, clarifying the relationship between alcohol and migraine or severe headaches can help manage the patie...

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Main Authors: Yi Tang, Kangrui Zhang, Yueyu Zhang, Xinhui Jia, Jiaxuan Li, Jie Hu, Xun He, Xinyi Chen, Juncang Wu
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Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70400
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Kangrui Zhang
Yueyu Zhang
Xinhui Jia
Jiaxuan Li
Jie Hu
Xun He
Xinyi Chen
Juncang Wu
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Jiaxuan Li
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Xun He
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Juncang Wu
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description ABSTRACT Background: The relationship between alcohol consumption and migraine or severe headache remains controversial in the existing literature. Given that alcohol is a widely consumed beverage, clarifying the relationship between alcohol and migraine or severe headaches can help manage the patient's condition. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the potential relationship between alcohol consumption and migraine or severe headache. Methods: Employing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database records spanning March 1999 to December 2004, our analysis encompassed threshold effects, smoothed curve fitting, and multivariate logistic regression to elucidate the relationship between alcohol consumption level and migraine or severe headaches. We utilized subgroup analyses and interaction tests to explore the stability of this relationship across different stratified populations. Results: A total of 13,083 subjects were enrolled. The odds of migraine or severe headache decreased with increasing dietary alcohol intake. This was more pronounced in the older and male subgroups. Conclusions: There was a significant negative association between dietary alcohol intake and the odds of having migraine or severe headache.
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spelling doaj-art-6e9d770dc3a24935a5da2ef622ae4c032025-08-20T03:05:14ZengWileyBrain and Behavior2162-32792025-03-01153n/an/a10.1002/brb3.70400Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004Yi Tang0Kangrui Zhang1Yueyu Zhang2Xinhui Jia3Jiaxuan Li4Jie Hu5Xun He6Xinyi Chen7Juncang Wu8Department of Neurology Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The Second People's Hospital of Hefei) Hefei ChinaDepartment of Neurology Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The Second People's Hospital of Hefei) Hefei ChinaDepartment of Neurology Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The Second People's Hospital of Hefei) Hefei ChinaDepartment of Neurology Hefei Second People's Hospital affiliated to Bengbu Medical University Hefei ChinaDepartment of Neurology Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The Second People's Hospital of Hefei) Hefei ChinaDepartment of Neurology Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The Second People's Hospital of Hefei) Hefei ChinaDepartment of Neurology Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The Second People's Hospital of Hefei) Hefei ChinaDepartment of Neurology Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The Second People's Hospital of Hefei) Hefei ChinaDepartment of Neurology Hefei Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University (The Second People's Hospital of Hefei) Hefei ChinaABSTRACT Background: The relationship between alcohol consumption and migraine or severe headache remains controversial in the existing literature. Given that alcohol is a widely consumed beverage, clarifying the relationship between alcohol and migraine or severe headaches can help manage the patient's condition. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the potential relationship between alcohol consumption and migraine or severe headache. Methods: Employing National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database records spanning March 1999 to December 2004, our analysis encompassed threshold effects, smoothed curve fitting, and multivariate logistic regression to elucidate the relationship between alcohol consumption level and migraine or severe headaches. We utilized subgroup analyses and interaction tests to explore the stability of this relationship across different stratified populations. Results: A total of 13,083 subjects were enrolled. The odds of migraine or severe headache decreased with increasing dietary alcohol intake. This was more pronounced in the older and male subgroups. Conclusions: There was a significant negative association between dietary alcohol intake and the odds of having migraine or severe headache.https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70400dietary alcohol intakemigraineNHANESsevere headache
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Kangrui Zhang
Yueyu Zhang
Xinhui Jia
Jiaxuan Li
Jie Hu
Xun He
Xinyi Chen
Juncang Wu
Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004
Brain and Behavior
dietary alcohol intake
migraine
NHANES
severe headache
title Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004
title_full Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004
title_fullStr Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004
title_full_unstemmed Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004
title_short Association Between Dietary Alcohol Intake and Migraine or Severe Headache Miscellaneous Pain: The NHANES 1999–2004
title_sort association between dietary alcohol intake and migraine or severe headache miscellaneous pain the nhanes 1999 2004
topic dietary alcohol intake
migraine
NHANES
severe headache
url https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70400
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