Table 1 Observed and age- and gender-adjusted 1-year prevalences of all headache and headache types
Headache type | Observed overall (N = 4223) (%) [95% CI] | Age-adjusted (%) [95% CI] | Age- and gender-adjusted (N = 4223) (%) [95% CI] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Males (n = 1957) | Females (n = 2266) | |||
All headache | 76.6 [75.3–77.9] | 75.4 [74.1–76.7] | 76.8 [75.5–78.1] | 76.1 [74.8–77.4] |
Migraine | 22.9 [21.6–24.2] | 18.0 [16.8–19.2] | 26.9 [25.6–28.2] | 22.5 [21.2–23.8] |
Tension-type headache | 44.7 [43.2–46.2] | 51.2 [49.7–52.7] | 37.9 [36.4–39.4] | 44.6 [43.1–46.1] |
Probable medication-overuse headache | 0.7 [0.5–1.0] | 0.7 [0.5–1.0] | 0.9 [0.6–1.2] | 0.8 [0.5–1.1] |
Other headache on ≥15 days/month | 7.4 [6.6–7.9] | 4.4 [3.8–5.0] | 10.4 [9.5–11.3] | 7.4 [6.6–8.2] |
Unclassifiable | 0.9 [0.6–1.2] | 1.2 [0.9–1.5] | 0.8 [0.5–1.1] | 1.0 [0.7–1.3] |