Association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine: evidence from NHANES 1999–2004

ObjectiveThe pathogenesis of migraine is not fully understood until now. This study was designed to explore whether the intake of live dietary microbes could be used as an auxiliary means for the treatment of severe headache and migraine.MethodsData used in this study were came from the US National...

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Main Authors: Rongjiang Xu, Xiangmin Yu, Ruonan Zhang, Xiaonuo Xu, Xiaoping Fan, Liang Dong, Jiying Zhou
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1547371/full
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author Rongjiang Xu
Xiangmin Yu
Ruonan Zhang
Xiaonuo Xu
Xiaoping Fan
Liang Dong
Jiying Zhou
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Xiangmin Yu
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Xiaonuo Xu
Xiaoping Fan
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description ObjectiveThe pathogenesis of migraine is not fully understood until now. This study was designed to explore whether the intake of live dietary microbes could be used as an auxiliary means for the treatment of severe headache and migraine.MethodsData used in this study were came from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2004. Participants were divided into three groups according to the dietary live microbe classification system, namely low, medium and high dietary live microbe groups. Weighted logistic regression models were used for statistical analysis.ResultsA total of 13,443 participants were included in the present study. Compared with the low dietary live microorganism group, the migraine OR (95% CI) of medium-high dietary live microorganism group is 0.71 (0.63–0.81) and 0.73 (0.62–0.86), respectively, in the unadjusted model. After fully adjusting for confounding factors, patients in medium-high dietary live microbe group had a lower prevalence of migraine in contrast to those in low dietary live microbe group (Medium OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.68–0.93, P = 0.005; High OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.67–0.99, P = 0.047).ConclusionOur study shows that a moderate-high intake of live dietary microbes is inversely associated with the prevalence of severe headache or migraine.
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spelling doaj-art-b9aec3a52801466bb09dfccf1a7fe9422025-08-20T03:11:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2025-05-011210.3389/fnut.2025.15473711547371Association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine: evidence from NHANES 1999–2004Rongjiang Xu0Xiangmin Yu1Ruonan Zhang2Xiaonuo Xu3Xiaoping Fan4Liang Dong5Jiying Zhou6Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaPhase I Clinical Research Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, ChinaObjectiveThe pathogenesis of migraine is not fully understood until now. This study was designed to explore whether the intake of live dietary microbes could be used as an auxiliary means for the treatment of severe headache and migraine.MethodsData used in this study were came from the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2004. Participants were divided into three groups according to the dietary live microbe classification system, namely low, medium and high dietary live microbe groups. Weighted logistic regression models were used for statistical analysis.ResultsA total of 13,443 participants were included in the present study. Compared with the low dietary live microorganism group, the migraine OR (95% CI) of medium-high dietary live microorganism group is 0.71 (0.63–0.81) and 0.73 (0.62–0.86), respectively, in the unadjusted model. After fully adjusting for confounding factors, patients in medium-high dietary live microbe group had a lower prevalence of migraine in contrast to those in low dietary live microbe group (Medium OR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.68–0.93, P = 0.005; High OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.67–0.99, P = 0.047).ConclusionOur study shows that a moderate-high intake of live dietary microbes is inversely associated with the prevalence of severe headache or migraine.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1547371/fulldietary live microbesevere headache or migrainemicrobiological therapyNHANEScross-sectional study
spellingShingle Rongjiang Xu
Xiangmin Yu
Ruonan Zhang
Xiaonuo Xu
Xiaoping Fan
Liang Dong
Jiying Zhou
Association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine: evidence from NHANES 1999–2004
Frontiers in Nutrition
dietary live microbe
severe headache or migraine
microbiological therapy
NHANES
cross-sectional study
title Association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine: evidence from NHANES 1999–2004
title_full Association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine: evidence from NHANES 1999–2004
title_fullStr Association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine: evidence from NHANES 1999–2004
title_full_unstemmed Association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine: evidence from NHANES 1999–2004
title_short Association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine: evidence from NHANES 1999–2004
title_sort association between live microbe intake and severe headache or migraine evidence from nhanes 1999 2004
topic dietary live microbe
severe headache or migraine
microbiological therapy
NHANES
cross-sectional study
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2025.1547371/full
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