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. 2012 Jan 14;13(2):147–157. doi: 10.1007/s10194-011-0414-5

Table 2.

The prevalence of tension-type headache (TTH) types according to gender in Turkey

Women, n = 2,600 (%) Men, n = 2,723 (%) Total, n = 5,323 (%)
Definite TTH 116 (4.5) 154 (5.7) 270 (5.1)
 Rare episodic 81 (3.1) 94 (3.4) 175 (3.3)
 Frequent episodic 34 (1.3) 50 (1.8) 84 (1.6)
 Chronic 1 (0.04) 10 (0.4) 11 (0.2)
Probable TTH 228 (8.8) 276 (10.1) 504 (9.5)
 Rare episodic 157 (6.0) 213 (7.8) 370 (6.9)
 Frequent episodic 66 (2.5) 52 (1.9) 118 (2.2)
 Chronic 5 (0.2) 11 (0.4) 16 (0.3)
Total TTH (definite + probable) 344 (13.2) 430 (15.8) 774 (14.5)