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Table 1 All primary headache disorders by age and gender

From: Prevalence of primary headaches in Germany: results of the German Headache Consortium Study

All headache

Age group

N

No headache, n (%) [95% CI]

All-MIG

All-MIG + TTH

All-TTH

Unclassifiable n (%) (95% CI)

Prob MIG n (%) [95% CI]

MIG n (%) [95% CI]

Prob MIG + Prob TTH n (%) [95% CI]

MIG  + TTH n (%) [95% CI]

Prob TTH n (%) [95% CI]

TTH n (%) [95% CI]

All

18–25

1,290

355 (27.5)

[25.1–30]

75 (5.8)

[4.5–7.1]

166 (12.9)

[11–14.7]

134 (10.4)

[8.7–12.1]

85 (6.6)

[5.2–7.9]

139 (10.8)

[9.1–12.5]

51 (4)

[2.9–5]

285 (22.1)

[19.8–24.4]

26–35

1,661

474 (28.5)

[26.4–30.7]

98 (5.9)

[4.8–7]

254 (15.3)

[13.6–17]

181 (10.9)

[9.4–12.4]

98 (5.9)

[4.8–7]

168 (10.1)

[8.7–11.6]

64 (3.9)

[2.9–4.8]

324 (19.5)

[17.6–21-4]

36–45

2,463

871 (35.4)

[33.5–37.3]

103 (4.2)

[3.4–5]

417 (16.9)

[15.5–18.4]

198 (8)

[7–9.1]

144 (5.8)

[4.9–6.8]

277 (11.2)

[10–12.5]

89 (3.6)

[2.9–4.4]

350 (14.2)

[12.8–15.6]

46–55

2,437

1,109 (45.5)

[43.5–47.5]

88 (3.6)

[2.9–4.4]

328 (13.5)

[12.1–14.8]

170 (7)

[6–8]

110 (4.5)

[4–5.3]

214 (8.8)

[7.7–9.9]

93 (3.8)

[3.1–4.6]

322 (13.2)

[11.9–14.6]

56–66

2,061

1,221 (59.2)

[57.1–61.4]

69 (3.3)

[2.6–4.1]

167 (8.1)

[6.9–9.3]

85 (4.1)

[3.3–5]

67 (3.3)

[2.5–4]

160 (7.8)

[6.6–8.9]

61 (3)

[2.2–3.7]

239 (11.6)

[10.2–13]

Total

9,912

4,030 (40.7)

[39.7–41.6]

1,774 (17.9)

[17.1–18.6]

1,272 (12.8)

[12.2–13.5]

1,317 (13.3)

[12.6–13.9]

1,520 (15.3)

[14.6-16]

433 (4.4)

[14.6–16]

1,332 (13.4)

[12.8–14.1]

768 (7.7)

[7.2–8.3]

504 (5.1)

[4.6–5.5]

958 (9.7)

[9.1–10.3]

358 (3.6)

[3.2–4]

Women

18–25

675

118 (17.5)

[14.6–20.4]

39 (5.8)

[4–7.5]

120 (17.8)

14.9–20.7]

79 (11.7)

[9.3–14.1]

56 (8.3)

[6.2–10.4]

86 (12.7)

[10.2–15.3]

25 (3.7)

[2.3–5.1]

152 (22.5)

[19.4–25.7]

26–35

891

164 (18.4)

[15.9–21]

62 (7.0)

[5.3–8.6]

182 (20.4)

[17.8–23.1]

113 (12.7)

[10.5–14.9]

58 (6.5)

[4.9–8.1]

104 (11.7)

[9.6–13.8]

37 (4.2)

[2.8–5.5]

171 (19.2)

[16.6–21.8]

36–45

1,305

338 (25.9)

[23.5–28.3]

67 (5.1)

[3.9–6.3]

312 (23.9)

[3.9–6.3]

112 (8.6)

[7.1–10.1]

93 (7.1)

[5.7–8.5]

155 (11.9)

[10.1–13.6]

46 (3.5)

[2.5–4.5]

182 (13.9)

[12.1–15.8]

46–55

1,274

452 (35.5)

[32.6–38.1]

52 (4.1)

[3–5.2]

260 (20.4)

[18.2–22.6]

95 (7.5)

[6–8.9]

68 (5.3)

[4.1–6.6]

114 (8.9)

[7.4–10.5]

51 (4.0)

[2.9–5.1]

182 (14.3)

[12.4–16.2]

5666

1,077

550 (51.1)

[48.1–54.1]

33 (3.1)

[2–4.1]

125 (11.6)

[9.7–13.5]

55 (5.1)

[3.8–6.4]

45 (4.2)

[3–5.4]

98 (9.1)

[7.4–10.8]

39 (3.6)

[2.5–4.7]

132 (12.3)

[10.3–14.2]

Total

5,222

1,622 (31.1)

[29.8–32.3]

1,252 (23.9)

[22.8–25.1]

774 (14.8)

[13.9–15.8]

755 (14.5)

[13.5–15.4]

819 (15.7%)

[14.7–16.7]

253 (4.8)

[4.3–5.4]

999 (19.1)

[18.1–20.2]

454 (8.7)

[7.9–9.5]

320 (6.1)

[5.5–6.8]

557 (10.7)

[9.8–11.5]

198 (3.8)

[3.3–4.3]

 

Men

18–25

615

237 (38.5)

[34.7–42.4]

36 (5.9)

[4–7.7]

46 (7.5)

[5.4–9.6]

55 (8.9)

[6.7–11.2]

29 (4.7)

[3–6.4]

53 (8.6)

[6.4–10.8]

26 (4.2)

[2.6–5.8]

133 (21.6)

[18.4–24.9]

26–35

770

310 (40.3)

[36.8–43.7]

36 (4.7)

[3.2–6.2]

72 (9.4)

[7.3–11.4]

68 (8.8)

[6.8–10.8]

40 (5.2)

[3.6–6.7]

64 (8.3)

[6.4–10.3]

27 (3.5)

[2.2–4.8]

153 (19.9)

[17.1–22.7]

36–45

1,158

533 (46.0)

[43.2–48.9]

50 (4.3)

[3.2–5.5]

105 (9.1)

[7.4–10.7]

86 (7.4)

[5.9–8.9]

51 (4.4)

[3.2–5.6]

122 (10.5)

[8.8–12.3]

43 (3.7)

[2.6–4.8]

168 (14.5)

[12.5–16.5]

46–55

1,163

657 (56.5)

[53.9–59.6]

39 (3.4)

[2.3–4.4]

68 (5.8)

[4.5–7.2]

75 (6.4)

[5–7.9]

42 (3.6)

[2.5–4.7]

100 (8.6)

[7–10.2]

42 (3.6)

[2.5–4.7]

140 (12.0)

[10.2–13.9]

56–66

984

671 (58.2)

[65.3–71.1]

28 (2.8)

[1.8–3.9]

42 (4.3)

[3–5.5]

30 (3.0)

[2–4.1]

22 (2.2)

[1.3–3.2]

62 (6.3)

[4.8–7.8]

22 (2.2)

[1.3–3.2]

107 (10.9)

[8.9–12.8]

Total

4,690

2,408 (51.3)

[49.9–52.8]

522 (11.1)

[10.2–12]

498 (10.6)

[9.7–11.5]

561 (12.0)

[11–12.9]

701 (14.9)

[13.9–15.9]

189 (4.0)

[3.5–4.6]

333 (7.1)

[6.4–7.8]

314 (6.7)

[6–7.4]

184 (3.9)

[3.4–4.5]

401 (8.6)

[7.8–9.4]

160 (3.4)

[2.9–3.9]

  1. CI confidence interval, MIG migraine, prob Mig probable migraine, TTH tension-type headache, prob TTH probable tension-type headache