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Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies on prevalence of headache among patients with epilepsy

From: The epidemiology of headaches among patients with epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

First author, date

Country

Sample size

Study design

Data collection tool

Prevalence (%)

Prevalence of any headache (%)

Prevalence (%)

Male

Female

MA

MOA

TTH

IIH

PIH

Erin K, 2017 [34]

USA

160

Cross-sectional

Self-report

NA

NA

40.00

NA

    

Singla et al., 2019 [35]

India

123

Cohort

Self-report

NA

NA

47.10

21.10

 

26.00

  

Sayena J et al., 2015 [36]

Iran

150

Cross-sectional

MSQ

NA

NA

32.60

15.30

17.30

   

Ashjazadeh N, 2015 [37]

Iran

100

Cross-sectional

ICHD-II

48

52

54.00

15.00

 

39.00

42.53

31.48

Fattahzadeh AG et al., 2017 [38]

Iran

900

Cross-sectional

HIS

NA

NA

85.20

27.90

 

48.20

  

Ito M et al., 2004 [26]

Japan

364

Cross-sectional

ICHD-III

NA

NA

40.40

26.00

  

50.00

40.40

Inn-Chi L., 2018 [47]

Taiwan

476

Cross-sectional

ICHD-III

NA

NA

9.70

9.70

    

Mainieri et al., 2015 [39]

Italy

388

Cross-sectional

ICHD-II

NA

NA

53.90

26.30

 

19.10

48.50

19.10

Zhang et al., 2018 [37]

China

339

Cross-sectional

ICHD-III

17

29

23.00

23.00

    

Gökhan Ö et al., 2010 [41]

Turkey

86

Cohort

Self-report

NA

NA

47.60

13.90

12.80

16.30

  

Mameniškiene R et al., 2016 [42]

Lithuania

289

Cross-sectional

HALT

42

62

83.20

31.70

 

39.00

77.90

 

Wang et al., 2014 [25]

China

1109

Cross-sectional

ICHD-II

57

64

60.10

60.20

 

30.30

11.70

34.10

Slavica V. et al., 2012 [43]

Montenegro

259

Cross-sectional

ICDH II

20

85

48.00

15.44

   

28.00

Shamim R..,2018 [44]

Bangladesh

376

Cross-sectional

NA

NA

NA

80.60

NA

   

80.60

Kwan P et al., 2008 [38]

China

227

Cohort

HIT-6

68

NA

22.00

4.80

3.10

7.00

19.80

 

Yosria AHA. et al., 2017 [41]

Egypt

118

Case control

ICHD-III

31

69

24.60

79.30

    

Sayed MA et al, 2019 [42]

Egypt

100

Cross-sectional

ICHD-III

27

73

78.00

70.60

 

25.58

50.00

66.50

  1. Foot notes: MSQ Migraine Screening Questionnaire, ICHD-II The International Classification of Headache Disorders 2nd edition, ICHD-3 The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition, HALT The Headache-Attributed Lost Time, HIT-6 The six-item Headache Impact Test, IHS International Headache Society, MA migraine with aura, MOA Migraine without aura, TTH Tension type headache, PIH Post ictal headache, IIH Inter Ictal headache