Determination of Serum Vitamin D Levels in Patients With Migraine

Background: Migraine is multifactorial disease, due interaction of genetic and envoirnmental factors. These two are generally thought to be prime causative factors. A number of researchers reported that supplementation with D could be preventive strategy for development of migraine. Aim: To find the association between migraine and vitamin D levels in the serum.. Methodology: This comparative, cross sectional study was conducted in the Department of Neurology, Nishtar Hospital, Multan, from January 2018 to June 2018. Newly diagnosed migraine patients (82 migraine patients) aged between 15 and 65 years, were consecutively enrolled. Serum levels of vitamin D were determined by ELISA technique. Results: When we measured Mean +/- SD serum levels of vitamin D in patients and controls groups, the levels were slightly higher in group 1 (14.36 +/- 3.17) as compared to group 2(13.27 +/- 3.88). When we applied indepent t test to find statistical association between these two groups, it was non significant. Conclusion: The findings of this studies show no statistical association between serum levels of vitamin D and migraine headache, and its different features.