Table 3 Prevalence, duration and impact of headache yesterday in nine European countries

Headache yesterday (HY) (% [CI])

17 [16-18]

12 [11-13]

21 [20-22]

  (n/N of participants in the study)

1,422/8,272

414/3,456

1,007/4,791

Duration of HY (median) (hr)

6

5

6

Intensity of HY (“bad” or “very bad”) (%)

56

52

58

Functional impairment during HY (severely affected or could do nothing) (%)

34

32

35

Lost all day at work or school because of HY (% [CI])

6 [4-8]

7 [4-11]

5 [4-7]

  (n/N of participants for whom yesterday was a workday)

41/726

15/217

26/509

Worked with HY, but did nothing or < half of expected (% [CI])

20 [17-23]

18 [13-24]

20 [17-24]

  (n/N of participants who worked with HY)

134/683

36/204

98/479

Lost all day from household chores because of HY (% [CI])

11 [10-13]

13 [10-16]

11 [9-13]

  (n/N of participants responding)

167/1,453*

53/415*

114/1,038*

Lost all social activities yesterday because of HY (% [CI])

24 [22-27]

22 [18-26]

25 [23-28]

  (n/N of participants responding)

351/1,442*

90/416*

261/1,026*