Female versus male prevalence of migraine

Migraine has a higher prevalence among women than it does among men.^{[Weatherall, 2015; Vetvik & MacGregor, 2017]} A number of studies have found that women with migraine report a higher headache-related disability than men.^{[Vetvik & MacGregor, 2017]} It has been argued that, because women tend to spend more time with multiple responsibilities such as childcare, maintaining a home, and employment, migraine will interfere with more areas of functioning as measured by rating scales compared with men.^{[Vetvik & MacGregor, 2017]}

References:
Vetvik KG, MacGregor EA. Sex differences in the epidemiology, clinical features, and pathophysiology of migraine. Lancet Neurol 2017; 16 (1): 76–87.

Weatherall MW. The diagnosis and treatment of chronic migraine. Ther Adv Chronic Dis 2015; 6 (3): 115–123.

Other references used on slide:
Martin VT, Pavlovic J, Fanning KM, et al. Perimenopause and menopause are associated with high frequency headache in women with migraine: results of the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention study. Headache 2016; 56 (2): 292–305.

Pinkerman B, Holroyd K. Menstrual and nonmenstrual migraines differ in women with menstrually-related migraine. Cephalalgia 2010; 30: 1187–1194.

Ripa P, Ornello R, Degan D, et al. Migraine in menopausal women: a systematic review. Int J Womens Health 2015; 7: 773–782.