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Table 2 Crude (observed) 1-year prevalences (% [95% CIs]) of all headache and each headache type, overall and according to demographic variables, and gender- and age-adjusted prevalences (N = 4266)

From: The prevalence of headache disorders in children and adolescents in Mongolia: a nationwide schools-based study

 

All headache (n = 2617)

Migraine (n = 1195)

TTH (n = 719)

pMOH (n = 30)

Other headache on ≥ 15 d/m (n = 157)

UdH (n = 290)

Observed prevalences (% [95% CI])

 Overall (N = 4266)

61.3 [59.8–62.8]

28.0 [26.7–29.4]

16.9 [15.8–18.0]

0.7 [0.5–1.0]

3.7 [3.1–4.3]

6.8 [6.0–7.6]

 Gender

  male (n = 2107

56.1 [54.0–58.2]

24.8 [23.0–26.6]

15.8 [14.2–17.4]

0.5 [0.2–0.8]

2.5 [1.8–3.2]

7.0 [5.9–8.1]

  female (n = 2159)

66.5 [64.5–68.5]

31.1 [29.2–33.1]

17.9 [16.3–19.5]

0.9 [0.5–1.3]

4.8 [3.9–5.7]

6.6 [5.6–7.7]

 Age group (years)

  6–11 (n = 2241)

43.8 [41.8–45.9]

22.0 [20.3–23.7]

10.1 [8.9–11.4]

0.6 [0.3–0.9]

1.7 [1.2–2.2]

5.7 [4.7–6.7]

  12–17 (n = 2025)

80.7 [79.0–82.4]

34.6 [32.5–36.7]

24.3 [22.4–26.2]

0.8 [0.4–1.2]

5.9 [4.9–6.9]

8.0 (6.8–9.1]

 Pupils’ home income*

  “higher” (n = 1378)

62.8 [60.3–65.4]

25.2 [22.9–27.5]

19.2 [17.1–21.3]

0.5 [0.1–0.9]

3.6 [2.6–4.6]

8.1 [6.7–9.5]

  “middle” (n = 2015)

60.1 [58.0–62.2]

28.8 [26.8–30.8]

15.8 [14.2–17.4]

0.7 [0.3–1.1]

3.8 [3.0–4.6]

6.2 [5.2–7.3]

  “lower” (n = 873)

61.7 [58.5–64.9]

30.6 [27.5–33.7]

15.6 [13.2–18.0]

0.9 [0.3–1.5]

3.7 [2.5–5.0]

6.3 [4.7–7.9]

 School locality

  urban (n = 1831)

61.2 [59.0–63.4]

27.9 [25.9–30.0]

16.3 [14.6–18.0]

0.6 [0.3–1.0]

4.7 [3.7–5.7]

6.2 [5.1–7.3]

  semi-rural (n = 873)

61.7 [58.5–64.9]

30.6 [27.5–33.7]

15.6 [13.2–18.0]

0.9 [0.3–1.5]

3.7 [2.5–5.0]

6.3 [4.7–7.9]

  rural (n = 1562)

61.3 [58.9–63.7]

26.7 [24.5–28.9]

18.2 [16.3–20.1]

0.7 [0.3–1.1]

2.5 [1.7–3.3]

7.7 [6.4–9.0]

 Home proximity*

  “mostly close” (n = 2519)

60.7 [58.8–62.6]

28.0 [26.3–29.8]

16.8 [15.3–18.3]

0.7 [0.4–1.0]

3.4 [2.7–4.1]

6.7 [5.6–7.8]

  “many distant” (n = 1747)

62.2 [59.9–64.5]

28.0 [25.9–30.1]

17.0 [15.2–18.8]

0.7 [0.3–1.1]

4.1 [3.2–5.0]

7.0 [5.8–8.2]

Gender- and age-adjusted prevalences (% [95% CI])

 Overall (N = 4266)

59.4 [57.9–60.9]

27.3 [26.0–28.6]

16.1 [15.0–17.2]

0.7 [0.5–1.0]

3.5 [3.0–4.1]

6.6 [5.9–7.4]

  1. CI confidence interval, TTH tension-type headache, pMOH probable medication-overuse headache, d/m days/month, UdH undifferentiated headache; *see text or Table 1 for explanation. Odds ratios for associations with demographic variables are in Table 4, and adjusted odds ratios in Table 5