Smoking History and Clinical Features of Cluster Headache: Results from the Korean Cluster Headache Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Epidemiologic data suggest that cluster headache (CH) is significantly associated with cigarette smoking. The aim of this study was to determine differences in features between patients with a smoking history and those who are never-smokers, using data from a prospective multicenter registry.

Methods

Data used in this study were obtained from the Korean Cluster Headache Registry that collected data from consecutive patients diagnosed with CH. We compared clinical and demographic features between ever-smokers (current or former smokers) and never-smokers.

Results

This study enrolled 250 patients who were diagnosed with CH, of which 152 (60.8%) were ever-smokers and 98 (39.2%) were never-smokers. The age at CH onset was significantly lower in the

SUBMITTER: Chung PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8053542 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature