Prevalencia y factores asociados a la migraña en estudiantes de Medicina de la Universidad de Cuenca 2014

Abstract

General Objective: To determine the prevalence of migraine and associated risk factors in medical students at the University of Cuenca in 2014.

Method: Analytical study with a sample of 340 randomly selected medical students, the presence of migraine based questionnaire determined ALCOI 95; analyzed their association with family history of migraine, history of ECT, nutritional characteristics and smoking, repeated academic year, insomnia, academic stress situations, contraceptive use and chronic diseases. Data were analyzed by SPSS statistical such as frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation for the association chi square and ration of prevalence and p value with 95% confidence.

Results: The prevalence of migraine was 22.1% (15.9% with aura and without aura 6.2%); the frequency of risk factors were: history of migraine in the family 35.9 stressful situations the most frequent or intense bad marks with scores of 5; statistically they associated with migraine family history of migraine RP 2.5 (1.6 to 3.7); personal history of TEC RP 1.7 (1.1 to 2.8); insomnia RP 1.5 (1-2.2) and chronic diseases 2.3 (1.1 to 4.8).

Conclusions: The prevalence of migraine is high and is most frequently associated with non-modifiable factors.

Subject headings: MIGRAINE DISORDERS, PREVALENCE RISK FACTORS, MEDICINE, QUESTIONNAIRE ALCOI 95.