Migraine: a risk factor for motor vehicle driver injury?

Accid Anal Prev. 1997 Sep;29(5):699-701. doi: 10.1016/s0001-4575(97)00018-3.

Abstract

To test the hypothesis that migraine is associated with motor vehicle driver injury, data collected from 10,529 individuals on personal history of migraine and motor vehicle injury were analysed cross-sectionally. In multiple logistic regression analyses, the adjusted odds ratio for motor vehicle driver injury associated with migraine was 2.3 [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.9-2.7]. After excluding those who also had a history of head injury, the odds ratio was 1.5 (95% CI: 1.2-2.0). These results suggest that migraine may be associated with a 50% increase in the risk of motor vehicle driver injury and that in this population may account for as many as one in every 20 motor vehicle driver injuries. These findings require confirmation in prospective studies of motor vehicle driver injuries.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic / prevention & control
  • Accidents, Traffic / statistics & numerical data*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Migraine Disorders / complications
  • Migraine Disorders / epidemiology*
  • New Zealand / epidemiology
  • Odds Ratio
  • Risk Factors
  • Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology*
  • Wounds and Injuries / prevention & control