Association between weight status and migraine in the paediatric population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

An association between weight status and migraine has been previously reported; however, this relationship has only been studied in adults, not in the paediatric population.

Objective

To evaluate the association between weight status and migraine in the paediatric population.

Methods

We searched PubMed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid Medline, and Embase using a cut-off date of May 2023. We included observational studies that evaluated the association between weight status (underweight, overweight, obese, and excess weight) and migraine in the paediatric population (children and adolescents). Normal weight was the comparator. The outcome was migraine (all types, episodic and chronic). We performed meta-analyses using a random-effects model to estimat

SUBMITTER: Quispe-Vicuna C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682819 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature