Body composition status and the risk of migraine
A meta-analysis
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- Received October 28, 2016
- Accepted in final form February 14, 2017
- First Published April 12, 2017.
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Author Disclosures
- Bizu Gelaye, PhD,
- Simona Sacco, MD,
- Wendy J. Brown, PhD,
- Haley L. Nitchie, BS,
- Raffaele Ornello, MD and
- B. Lee Peterlin, DO
- Bizu Gelaye, PhD,
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consulted for Egalet Corporation for unrelated project
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- Simona Sacco, MD,
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Travel honoraria: Allergan Speaker honoraria: Bayer, Boheringer
Stroke, editorial board, 2015 European Neurology, editorial board, 2010 The Journal of Headache and Pain, editor board, 2012-2016 The Journal of Headache and Pain, Associate Editor, 2017 European Stroke Journal, editorial board, 2016
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- Wendy J. Brown, PhD,
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Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - editorial board member (honorary)
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National Health & Medical Research Council $1,269,867; 2013-2017 - Turrell G, Burton NW, Brown WJ, Giles-Corti B, Bennett A, Pachana NA. A longitudinal multilevel study of physical activity, sedentary behaviour and physical function in mid-to-late adulthood. Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing; $4,853,831; 2012-2015; Dobson A, Byles J, Brown W, Lee C, Pachana N, Mishra G, Loxton D, Lucke J, Tooth L, Sibbritt D, McLaughlin D, Tavener M. Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.National Health and Medical Research Council Centres for Research Excellence; $2,190,625; 2010-2016; Dobson A, Mishra G, Brown W, Lee C, Pachana N, Byles J. Centre of Research Excellence in Women?s Health in the 21st Century (CREWH21).
UQ HaBS Research Collaboration Seeding Grants; $31,000; 2016 - Johnston, Gilson, Smith, Brown, Vicenzino. Mediating the negative impact of standing for the office worker transitioning to a sit-stand workstation.UQ HaBS Research Collaboration Seeding Grants; $34,000; 2016; Kolbe-Alexander, Brown, Turner, Bogossian. Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease innurses who work night shifts.
Exercise and Sports Science Australia; Tom Penrose Community Services Grant: $15,000: 2015-2017; Keating, Coombes, McDonald, Hickman, Brown. Exercise for patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatits: Does intensity matter? Australian Teachers Health Foundation; $65,000; 2015-2017 - Plotnikoff R, Brown W, Courneya K, Sigal R, James E, Lubans D, Cohen K. The Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Referral to Exercise Physiologists, Psychologists, and Supplementary Physical Behavior Change Strategies for School Teachers ?at risk? for Type 2 Diabetes, with Pre Diabetes or with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study. Diabetes Australia Research Program; $59,950; 2016-2017 - Liu, Russell, Brown. A pilot study to assess the efficacy of Tai Chi for Type 1 Diabetes. Australian Heart Foundation Vanguard Grant; $82,159; Pavey TG, Gartner C, Brown WJ, Coombes JS. HIIT to Quit: The effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training for smoking cessation. Bicycle Victoria Incorporated $55,000; 2014-2016; Gomersall S, Brown WJ. Evaluation of a community cycling program for teens: ‘The Happiness Cycle’ Australian Heart Foundation Focus Grant; $164,894; 2014- 2016Brown W, Bauman A, Kolbe-Alexander T, Gilson N. Encouraging businesses to adopt activity-permissive workplaces to reduce sitting time at work.
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- Haley L. Nitchie, BS,
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- Raffaele Ornello, MD and
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- B. Lee Peterlin, DO
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Headache; Associate Editor; 2009-present BMC Neurology; Associate Editor; 2013-present Neurology; Editorial Board Member; 2015-present
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(1) NIH grant#:NS078345-01, Primary Investigator,4/15/12-3/31/17
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- From the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (B.G.), Department of Epidemiology, Boston, MA; Department of Neurology (S.S., R.O.), University of L'Aquila, Italy; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences (W.J.B.), University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; and Department of Neurology (H.L.N., B.L.P.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
- Correspondence to Dr. Peterlin: lpeterlin{at}jhmi.edu
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- Bizu Gelaye, PhD, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
- Simona Sacco, MD, Institute of Neurology, Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila
- Wendy Brown, PhD, University of Queensland, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences (Brisbane, Australia)
- Haley Nitchie, BS, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology (Baltimore, MD)
- Raffaele Ornello, MD, Institute of Neurology, Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L’Aquila
- B. Lee Peterlin, DO, Lancaster General Health (Lancaster, PA)
Submitted September 10, 2018 - Vagaries of meta-analysis: Migraine attacks increase with high and low BMI
- Vinod K. Gupta, Physician, Medical Director, Gupta Medical Center
Submitted April 29, 2018
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