AmericaResearch shows that Millennials and Gen Z have a higher risk of stroke if they frequently have migraines.
Millennials and Gen Z are people born between 1980 and 2010. The study used Colorado health insurance data from 2012 to 2019, including 2,600 people who had a stroke with more than 7,800 people who did not have a stroke.
According to the study, unfamiliar risk factors, such as migraines, blood clotting disorders, kidney failure and autoimmune diseases, are associated with the possibility of stroke in people under 45 years old.
Experts found migraine to be the most important risk factor for stroke in people under 35, leading to 20% of strokes in men and nearly 35% of strokes in women.
Migraine is a neurological disorder often characterized by severe headaches. According to the American Migraine Foundation, at least 40 million people live with this condition. More than 795,000 Americans have a stroke each year, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
“This finding is significant, because in the past, we have often focused on risk factors,” said lead author Dr. Michelle Leppert, assistant professor of neurology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. traditional and ignoring other symptoms, both are important in diagnosing stroke in young people.
Traditional risk factors associated with stroke include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, tobacco use, obesity, physical inactivity, alcohol abuse, and coronary heart disease.
According to Dr. Leppert, the younger a stroke patient is, the higher their non-traditional risk factors. Therefore, she believes that scientists need to better study these symptoms to help them prevent them. New research shows that traditional symptoms peak in adults aged 35 to 44, accounting for nearly 33% of strokes in men and 40% in women.
Among people 45 to 55 years old, high blood pressure is the most important traditional stroke risk factor.