An Analysis of Migraine Triggers in a Clinic‐Based Population

Key Points

• To identify prevalent migraine triggers in a clinic-based population and assess their relationship with headache severity, duration, and demographic factors.
• Evaluated self-reported migraine attack triggers and headache characteristics in a clinic-based cohort.
• Analyzed the distribution and impact of reported triggers across geographic regions and race/ethnicity.
• Emotional stress, disrupted sleep patterns, and various odors are the most frequently reported migraine triggers, with consistent distribution across geographic regions and racial/ethnic groups.
• Menstrual migraine triggers associate with headaches that are longer in duration, more severe, and less responsive to treatment compared to attacks occurring at other cycle times.