Table 5 Association of headache disorders with sociodemographic variables
From: Headache disorders and public ill-health in India: prevalence estimates in Karnataka State
Variable | No headache (n = 841) | Migraine (n = 597) | Tension-type headache (n = 811) | pMOH (n = 28) | Other headache on ≥15 d/m (n = 40) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | |||||
18-25 | 15.1 % | 12.1 % | 17.5 % | 7.1 % | 20.0 % |
26-35 | 26.2 % | 27.8 % | 26.5 % | 35.7 % | 25.0 % |
36-45 | 21.9 % | 29.8 % | 27.5 % | 14.3 % | 30.0 % |
46-55 | 19.4 % | 16.9 % | 16.3 % | 17.9 % | 17.5 % |
56-65 | 17.5 % | 13.4 % | 12.2 % | 25.0 % | 7.5 % |
Mean age (SD) | 39.2 (13.5) | 38.1 (12.0) | 36.9 (12.4) | 40.8 (15.2) | 35.1 (11.3) |
Gender | |||||
Male | 61.8 % | 35.5 % | 47.8 % | 14.3 % | 35.0 % |
Female | 38.2 % | 64.5 % | 52.2 % | 85.7 % | 65.0 % |
Habitation | |||||
Rural | 37.8 % | 54.9 % | 51.3 % | 60.7 % | 47.5 % |
Urban | 62.2 % | 45.1 % | 48.7 % | 39.3 % | 52.5 % |
Household income (INR per month) | |||||
Median | 5,500 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 2,750 | 6,000 |
Occupation | |||||
Professional or semi-professional | 6.9 % | 5.2 % | 5.1 % | 0.0 % | 5.0 % |
Clerical, shop owner, farmer | 33.1 % | 25.5 % | 26.8 % | 7.1 % | 17.5 % |
Skilled or semi-skilled worker | 46.6 % | 62.2 % | 58.8 % | 71.4 % | 67.5 % |
Unskilled worker | 2.9 % | 1.3 % | 1.5 % | 10.7 % | 2.5 % |
Unemployed | 10.6 % | 5.9 % | 7.9 % | 10.7 % | 7.5 % |
Education | |||||
Professional or (post)graduate | 16.3 % | 9.3 % | 12.5 % | 0.0 % | 10.0 % |
Post-high, high or middle school | 47.6 % | 41.5 % | 47.1 % | 35.6 % | 50.0 % |
Primary school | 7.7 % | 9.0 % | 7.9 % | 7.1 % | 5.0 % |
Illiterate | 28.3 % | 40.0 % | 32.6 % | 57.1 % | 35.0 % |