MIGRAINE: A RISK FACTOR FOR MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER INJURY?

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 analyzed cross-sectionally. In multiple logistic regression analysis, 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 this population may account for as many as one in every 20 motor vehicle driver injuries.

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• Authors:
  • Norton, R
  • Vander Hoorn, S
  • Roberts, I
  • Jackson, R
  • MacMahon, S
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 699-701
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 29
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Impaired drivers; Injuries; Risk analysis; Risk assessment
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver impairment; Driver injuries; Migraine
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00741129
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 533
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 7 1997 12:00AM