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Table 2 Symptom burden by headache type and, for migraine and tension-type headache, by gender

From: Prevalence and burden of headache disorders in Lithuania and their public-health and policy implications: a population-based study within the Eurolight Project

 

All headache (n = 437)

Migraine (n = 117)

Tension-type headache (n = 240)

pMOH (n = 20)

Other headache on ≥15 d/m (n = 30)

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

Frequency (d/m)

 Mean ± SD

5.0 ± 6.5

4.4 ± 5.3

3.8 ± 2.8

4.6 ± 5.8

2.7 ± 3.7

2.7 ± 4.1

2.8 ± 3.4

18.5 ± 5.2

20.8 ± 6.0

 Median

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

1.0

2.0

15.0

20.0

 Quartiles 1, 3

1.0, 5.0

1.2, 5.3

2.0, 5.0

1.0, 5.6

0.8, 3.0

0.5, 3.0

1.0, 4.0

15.0, 20.0

15.0, 28.5

Intensity (scale 1–3)

 Mean ± SD

1.7 ± 0.7

2.1 ± 0.5

2.0 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.5

2.4 ± 0.5

1.8 ± 0.5

 Median

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

 Quartiles 1, 3

1, 2

2, 2

2, 2

2, 2.5

1, 2

1, 2

1, 2

2, 3

1, 2

Duration (hr)

 Mean ± SD

10.0 ± 32.8

11.0 ± 16.3

4.5 ± 5.5

12.6 ± 17.7

6.7 ± 25.1

7.1 ± 34.4

6.5 ± 14.0

12.1 ± 9.8

9.1 ± 9.8

 Median

2

4

2.75

5

2

2

2

11

3

 Quartiles 1, 3

1, 6

2, 12

2, 3.75

2, 19.5

1, 3

1, 3

1, 4

3, 24

2, 24

  1. pMOH probable medication-overuse headache; d/m: days/month