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Fujimoto T, Iwata H, Kobayashi N, Kondo S, Yamaura K. Sex-related differences regarding headache triggered by low barometric pressure in Japan. BMC Res Notes 2024; 17:203. [PMID: 39044304 PMCID: PMC11267689 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-024-06827-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/25/2024] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE The prevalence of migraine headache is higher in women. Low barometric pressure is a factor in headache triggering, but sex-related differences have not been identified. The purpose of this study was to examine sex-related differences in headache triggered by low barometric pressure. METHODS Study subjects aged 20-49 years were randomly selected from a research company's (Macromill, Inc.) web panel. Those with chronic migraine or tension-type headache invited to complete a web-based self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was performed with the objective variable as the Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) high scores (56 or more) or headache triggered by low barometric pressure. RESULTS Participants were 332 women and 337 men in the headache population. HIT-6 high scores were associated with age at headache occurrence 20 years or younger (OR: odds ratio 1.85, 95% CI: confidence interval 1.15-2.99, p = 0.012) and headache triggered by low barometric pressure (OR 2.11, 95%CI 1.51-2.94, p < 0.001). Headache triggered by low barometric pressure was significantly associated with women (OR 2.92, 95%CI 2.12-4.02, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Headache triggered by low barometric pressure were related to sex-related differences. It was suggested that a sex-specific treatment approach for headache triggering is needed.
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- Takuma Fujimoto
- Division of Social Pharmacy, Center for Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan
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- Division of Social Pharmacy, Center for Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan
- Keio University Community Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Social Pharmacy, Center for Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan
- Keio University Community Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Social Pharmacy, Center for Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan
- Keio University Community Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Social Pharmacy, Center for Social Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Care Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, 1-5-30 Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8512, Japan.
- Keio University Community Pharmacy, Tokyo, Japan.
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Wu X, Yoshino T, Maeda-Minami A, Ishida S, Tanaka M, Nishi A, Tahara Y, Inami R, Sugiyama A, Horiba Y, Watanabe K, Mimura M. Exploratory study of cold hypersensitivity in Japanese women: genetic associations and somatic symptom burden. Sci Rep 2024; 14:1918. [PMID: 38253633 PMCID: PMC11231259 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52119-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/14/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Temperature perception is essential for humans to discern the environment and maintain homeostasis. However, some individuals experience cold hypersensitivity, characterized by a subjective feeling of coldness despite ambient environmental temperatures being normal, the underlying mechanisms of which are unknown. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between subjective cold symptoms and somatic burden or single nucleotide polymorphisms to understand the causes of cold hypersensitivity. We conducted an online questionnaire survey [comprising 30 questions, including past medical history, subjective symptoms of cold hypersensitivity, and the Somatic Symptom Scale-8 (SSS-8)]. Respondents were 1200 Japanese adult female volunteers (age: 20-59 years), recruited between April 21 and May 25, 2022, who were customers of MYCODE, a personal genome service in Japan. Among the 1111 participants, 599 (54%) reported cold hypersensitivity. Higher cold hypersensitivity severity was positively associated with the SSS-8 scores. Additionally, a genome-wide association study for cold hypersensitivity was conducted using array-based genomic data obtained from genetic testing. We identified 11 lead variants showing suggestive associations (P < 1 × 10-5) with cold hypersensitivity, some of which showed a reasonable change in expression in specific tissues in the Genotype-Tissue Expression database. The study findings shed light on the underlying causes of cold hypersensitivity.
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- Xuefeng Wu
- Center for Kampo Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Center for Kampo Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
- Holistic Kampo Diagnosis Laboratory, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan.
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- Holistic Kampo Diagnosis Laboratory, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, 278-0022, Japan
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- TSUMURA Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, TSUMURA & CO., Ibaraki, 300-1192, Japan
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- TSUMURA Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, TSUMURA & CO., Ibaraki, 300-1192, Japan
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- TSUMURA Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, TSUMURA & CO., Ibaraki, 300-1192, Japan
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- TSUMURA Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, TSUMURA & CO., Ibaraki, 300-1192, Japan
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- Center for Kampo Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Center for Kampo Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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- Center for Kampo Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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