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Table 3 Chronic headache

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

CH age groups

N

cMIG n (%) [95% CI]

cMIG + TTH n (%) [95% CI]

cTTH n (%) [95% CI]

cUnclassifiable n (%) [95% CI]

All

18–25

36

13 (36.1)

[20.4–51.8]

13 (36.1)

[20.4–51.8]

5 (13.9)

[2.6–25.2]

5 (13.9)

[2.6–25.2]

26–35

27

12 (44.4)

[25.7–63.2]

9 (33.3)

[15.6–51.1]

4 (14.8)

[1.4–28.2]

2 (7.4)

[0–17.3]

36–45

44

19 (43.2)

[28.6–57.8]

13 (29.5)

[16.1–43]

8 (18.2)

[6.8–29.6]

4 (9.1)

[0.6–17.6]

46–55

68

35 (51.5)

[39.6–63.4]

29 (42.6)

[30.9–54.4]

10 (14.7)

[6.3–23.1]

3 (4.4)

[0–9.3]

56–66

80

29 (36.3)

[25.7–46.8]

19 (23.7)

[14.4–33.1]

23 (28.8)

[18.8–38.7]

9 (11.3)

[4.3–18.2]

Total

255

108 (42.4)

[36.3–48.4]

74 (29)

[23.5–34.6]

50 (19.6)

[14.7–24.5]

23 (9)

[5.5–12.5]

Women

18–25

30

12 (40)

[22.5–57.5]

10 (33.3)

[16.5–50.2]

4 (13.3)

[1.2–25.5]

4 (13.3)

[1.2–25.5]

26–35

20

8 (40)

[18.5–61.5]

8 (40)

[18.5–61.5]

3 (15)

[0–30.7]

1 (5)

[0–14.6]

36–45

26

14 (53.8)

[34.7–73]

8 (30.8)

[13–48.5]

3 (11.5)

[0–23.8]

1 (3.8)

[0–11.2]

46–55

46

28 (60.9)

[46.8–75]

16 (34.8)

[21–48.6]

1 (2.2)

[0–6.4]

1 (2.2)

[0–6.4]

56–66

44

17 (38.6)

[24.3–53]

11 (25)

[12.2–37.8]

13 (29.5)

[16.1–43]

3 (6.8)

[0–14.3]

Total

166

79 (47.6)

[40–55.2]

53 (31.9)

[24.8–39]

24 (14.5)

[9.1–19.8]

10 (6)

[2.4–9.6]

Men

18–25

6

1 (16.7)

[0–46.5]

3 (50)

[10–90]

1 (16.7)

[0–46.5]

1 (16.7)

[0–46.5]

26–35

7

4 (57.1)

[20.5–93.8]

1 (14.3)

[0–40.2]

1 (14.3)

[0–40.2]

1 (14.3)

[0–40.2]

36–45

18

5 (27.8)

[7.1–48.5]

5 (27.8)

[7.1–48.5]

5 (27.8)

[7.1–48.5]

3 (16.7)

[0–33.9]

46–55

22

7 (31.8)

[12.4–51.3]

4 (18.2)

[2.1–34.3]

9 (40.9)

[20.4–61.5]

2 (9.1)

[0–21.1]

56–66

36

12 (33.3)

[17.9–48.7]

8 (22.2)

[8.6–35.8]

10 (27.8)

[13.2–42.4]

6 (16.7)

[4.5–28.8]

Total

89

29 (32.6)

[22.9–42.3]

21 (23.6)

[14.8–32.4]

26 (29.2)

[19.8–38.7]

13 (14.6)

[7.3–21.9]

  1. CI confidence interval, CH chronic headache, cMIG chronic migraine, cTTH chronic tension-type headache, cUnclassifiable chronic unclassifiable