Rethinking Sex Differences in Disease: Lessons from Migraine on Biology, Measurement, and Classification
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Abstract: Migraine is substantially more prevalent in women than in men, a difference commonly attributed to biological factors. Yet observed prevalence may also reflect differences in symptom expression and reporting, measurement, and disease classification. Using migraine as a case study, this talk explores how these processes may shape observed female–male differences and considers their broader implications for interpreting sex differences in disease.
Bio: Tobias Kurth is Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology at Charité University Medical Center Berlin and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His research focuses on the epidemiology of neurological and cardiovascular diseases, including migraine, stroke, and cognitive aging.
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