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Table 4 Epidemiological data, disability weights, prevalence, frequency and duration of attacks

From: Structured headache services as the solution to the ill-health burden of headache. 2. Modelling effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of implementation in Europe: methodology

  

Luxembourg

Russia

Spain

  
  

Value

Value

Value

Source

Specification

Population, overall

 

586,869

143,500,000

46,064,604

[22]

2016 values

Proportion 18–65 yrs. old, %

 

70

70.6

66

[23]

 

DW (% ictal disability)

migraine

44.1

44.1

44.1

[24]

2015 values

TTH

3.7

3.7

3.7

[24]

2015 values

MOH

21.7

21.7

21.7

[24]

2015 values

Prevalence %

migraine

30.358

17.888

35.432

[1]

 

TTH

31.037

26.334

25.821

[1]

 

MOH

3.500

7.1

7.000

[1]

 

Mean frequency days/month

migraine

4.4/30

4.4/30

4.4/30

[24]

 

TTH

3.5/30

3.5/30

3.5/30

[24]

 

MOH

23.1/30

23.1/30

23.1/30

[24]

 

Mean duration, hours (current)

migraine

15

15

15

[24]

 

TTH

7.4

7.4

7.4

[24]

 

Mean duration, hours (target)

migraine

2

2

2

expert opinion

 

TTH

2

2

2

expert opinion

 

YLDs (current)

migraine

0.00040

0.00024

0.00047

[24]

 

TTH

0.00005

0.00003

0.00006

[24]

MOH

0.00020

0.00017

0.00017

[24]

YLDs (target)

migraine

0.00005

0.00005

0.00005

 

TTH

0.00585

0.01186

0.01170

 
  1. DW disability weight; TTH: tension type headache; MOH: medication-overuse headache; YLDs: years of healthy life lost to disability. YLDs = product of prevalence, mean frequency, mean duration and DW