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Table 4 Proportion of time in ictal state and impaired participation at population level by headache type and by timeframe of enquiry (adjusted for age and gender)

From: The burden of headache disorders in the adult general population of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: estimates from a cross-sectional population-based study including a health-care needs assessment

Headache type

Estimated pTIS (%)

Estimated impaired participation

According to 1-year prevalence* and reported average frequency and duration

According to prevalence* and duration of headache yesterday

According to HALT data

(lost days/3 months)

According to headache yesterday

Lost productivity

Lost social or leisure

Total impaired participation

(%)

Paid work

Household work

Any headache

2.5

2.7

2.5

3.6

1.3

6.8

Migraine

1.0

 

1.4

1.9

0.8

 

TTH

0.5

 

0.7

0.9

0.6

 

pMOH

0.3

 

0.2

0.3

0.1

 

Other H15+

0.4

 

0.2

0.2

0.1

 
  1. pTIS: proportion of time in ictal state; HALT: headache-attributed lost time; TTH: tension type headache; pMOH: probable medication-overuse headache; H15+: headache on ≥ 15 days/month. *Prevalence estimates are from [1], and are iterated above