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Table 1 Responses to the enquiry

From: One-quarter of individuals with weekly headache have never consulted a medical doctor: a Danish nationwide cross-sectional survey

Enquiry

Response according to reported headache frequency

How often do you have headache?

All respondents

N = 6,567 (100%)

At least once a week

n = 3,558 (54.2%)

A couple of times a month

n = 2,195 (33.4%)

A couple of times a year

n = 814 (12.4%)

Age, years

 Mean ± SD

43.2 ± 13.4

41.2 ± 13.1

42.8 ± 12.7

48.9 ± 14.9

 

Proportion, n (%)

Gender

 Male

1,956 (29.8%)

936 (26.3%)

603 (27.5%)

417 (51.2%)

 Female

4,611 (70.2%)

2,622 (73.7%)

1,592 (72.5%)

397 (48.8%)

Does your headache limit your social life?

 Never

1,750 (26.6%)

169 (4.7%)

222 (10.1%)

440 (54.1%)

 Rarely

1,571 (23.9%)

512 (14.4%)

610 (27.8%)

237 (29.2%)

 Occasionally

3,009 (45.8%)

1.805 (50.7%)

1,101 (50.2%)

103 (12.7%)

 Often

967 (14.7%)

741 (20.8%)

206 (9.4%)

20 (2.5%)

 Very often

400 (6.1%)

331 (9.3%)

56 (2.6%)

13 (1.6%)

Do you ever go to work or attend educational activities even though you have a headache?

 Never

127 (1.9%)

45 (1.3%)

23 (1.0%)

59 (7.2%)

 Rarely

188 (2.9%)

30 (0.8%)

58 (2.6%)

100 (12.3%)

 Occasionally

793 (12.1%)

219 (6.2%)

396 (18.0%)

178 (21.9%)

 Often

1,446 (22.0%)

779 (21.9%)

582 (26.5%)

85 (10.4%)

 Very often

3,463 (52.7%)

2,228 (62.6%)

1,040 (47.4%)

195 (24.0%)

 Not relevant

550 (8.4%)

257 (7.2%)

96 (4.4%)

197 (24.2%)

Do you experience a lack of understanding of your headache from people around you?

 Never

1,750 (26.6%)

510 (14–3%)

656 (29.9%)

584 (71.7%)

 Rarely

1,571 (23.9%)

784 (22.0%)

652 (29.7%)

135 (16.6%)

 Occasionally

2,140 (32.6%)

1,411 (39.7%)

663 (30.2%)

66 (8.1%)

 Often

787 (12.0%)

595 (16.7%)

170 (7.7%)

22 (2.7%)

 Very often

319 (4.9%)

258 (7.3%)

54 (2.5%)

7 (0.9%)

Have you consulted a medical doctor about your headache?

 Yes

3,695 (56.3%)

2,550 (71.7%)

1,025 (46.7%)

120 (14.7%)

 No

2,872 (43.7%)

1,008 (28.3%)

1,170 (53.3%)

694 (85.3%)