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Table 1 Prevalence, age, sex and race distribution of NDPH in different studies

From: New daily persistent headache: a systematic review on an enigmatic disorder

Reference

Location

Definition criteria

Population surveyed

NDPH prevalence

Female

Male

F:M ratio

Age of onset

Race

Castillo et. al 1999 [7]

Spain

S-L

1883 adult general population

0.1%GP

     

Li 2002 [8]

USA

S-L

56 NDPH cases

 

40(71%)

16(29%)

2.5

12–78

Caucasian:87%

Black:11%

Hispanic:2%

Bigal et. al 2004 [9]

USA

S-L

170 adolescents with CDH

638 adults with CDH

21% CDH

10.8% CDH

     

Takase et. al 2004 [10]

Japan

ICHD2

30 NDPH cases of 1760 CDH

1.7% CDH

13(43%)

17(57%)

0.8

13–73

 

Meineri et. al 2004 [11]

Italy

ICHD2, S-L

18 NDPH cases of 265 CDH

6.7% CDH

11(61%)

7(39%)

1.6

13–76

 

Mack 2004 [12]

USA

M-ICHD2

175 children with CDH

23% CDH

27(67.5%)

13(32.5%)

2.1

  

Kung et. al 2008 [13]

USA

M-ICHD 2

306 children and adolescents in a tertiary headache center

28% CDH

34(64.2%)

19(35.8%)

1.7

  

Grande et. al 2009 [14]

Norway

ICHD 2

30,000 adult general population

0.03% GP

     

Robbins 2010 [15]

USA

M-ICHD2

71 NDPH

 

51(72%)

20(28%)

2.5

8–76

Cacausian:80.3%

Black:5.6%

Hispanic:9.9%

Prakash 2012 [16]

India

M-ICHD2

63 NDPH

 

36(57%)

27(43%)

1.3

18–68

 

Rozen 2016 [17]

USA

ICHD-3β

97 NDPH

 

65(67%)

32(33%)

2

Mea: F:32.4

M:35.8

Cacausian:98%

Black:1%

Hispanic:1%

Uniyal et. al 2017 [18]

India

ICHD-3β

55 NDPH

 

45.5%

54.5%

0.8

Mea: 28.24

 
  1. S-L Silberstein-Lipton criteria, ICHD International classification of headache disorders, M-ICHD2 Modified ICHD2 (NDPH according to the criteria A and B of the ICHD-2 regardless of the presence of migraine features.) GP General population, CDH Chronic daily headache