| ABSTRACT: Objectives: Migraine is a debilitating neurovascular disorder. The relation of diets and migraine
is a controversial topic yet. This study assessed the association of dietary patterns of migrainous women with
attack frequency. Methods: In this cross sectional study 285 volunteer migrainous women (25–55 years old)
based on the third edition of International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) recruited from
neurology clinics of Golestan Hospital in Ahwaz, Iran. For collecting the data, the patients were
interviewed. Dietary patterns of participants were assessed using a validated semi quantitative food
frequency questionnaire which included 168 food items. Extraction of dietary patterns was performed
using factor analysis. The association between dietary patterns and migraine attack frequency was
analyzed by ordinal regression. Results: Two major dietary patterns which were extracted include the
“western” and the “healthy” patterns. After adjustment for confounders, subjects with high adherence to
healthy pattern had lower attack frequency (OR: 1.09; 95% CI: [0.51–2.25]; P for trend = 0.04); whereas,
subjects with high adherence to western pattern had more attack frequency (OR: 0.89; 95% CI:
[0.42–1.88]; P for trend = 0.02) significantly. Conclusions: Based on the results, adherence to healthy
dietary pattern in migrainous women may be effective in controlling migraine attacks |