BACKGROUND The influence of cardiovascular risk factors on the probability of cardiovascular diseases in migraineurs is still being discussed. AIMS OF THE STUDY To further elucidate the mechanisms of these relationships, we assessed the associations between migraine and cardiovascular risk factors, including those that have been recently shown to improve the prediction of cardiovascular events. METHODS We used the data of the Finnish Health 2000 Survey (BRIF8901), consisting of 5737 subjects aged 30 years or older. In total, 488 participants reported migraine. In addition to conventional cardiovascular risk factors, educational attainment, presence of electrocardiographic signs of left ventricular hypertrophy and hemoglobin A1c were also included in the logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Migraine was found to be associated with female sex (Odds ratio (OR) = 3.75, p