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TORALES, Julio et al. A first epidemiological approach to migraine in the Paraguayan general population: frequency and associated factors. Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.1, e21122303.  Epub 03-Mayo-2023. ISSN 1812-9528.  https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2023.e21122303.

Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders, with high prevalence and morbidity. It is associated with several biological and psychological risk factors, triggers, and co-morbidities. This was a cross-association, non-probabilistic, consecutive-case, descriptive study. The participants were recruited through an online survey conducted in October 2022. Demographic variables, health status data, and health habits were also measured. Migraine screening was performed using the ALCOI-95 questionnaire, and Internet addiction screening was performed using the Internet addiction subscale of the MULTICAGE CAD-4 Questionnaire. A total of 846 participants were surveyed, 70.9% of them were women and the mean age was 28.62 years. A total of 14.5 % of the participants met the diagnostic criteria for migraine (5.2 % migraine with aura and 9.3 % migraine without aura). A total of 63.8% of participants met the screening criteria for Internet addiction. An association was found between female sex and migraine (p<0.001). Regarding health status, 21.39% of the participants were diagnosed with anxiety, 8.98% with depression, 7.92% with arterial hypertension, and 2.36% with diabetes mellitus. An association was found between depression, anxiety, and migraine (p<0.001). We can conclude that the frequency of migraine is more than 14% in the general Paraguayan population, affects mainly people around 30 years of age, and is significantly associated with being a woman and having a mental disorder.

Palabras clave : migraine disorders; common migraine; migraine with aura; prevalence; Paraguay.

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