Table 2.
Results of the annual cross-sectional surveys of prevalence rates of self-reported headaches in Germany from 1995-2005 and 2009
| Year of survey | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
General population in million inhabitants (≥ 14 years) |
|
62.73 |
62.97 |
63.12 |
63.24 |
63.51 |
63.78 |
63.83 |
64.1 |
64.25 |
64.43 |
64.72 |
64.87 |
|
East Germany |
n = |
2709 |
2677 |
2994 |
3041 |
2804 |
2631 |
2770 |
2629 |
2659 |
2485 |
2863 |
2571 |
|
HP |
61.4% |
60.8% |
57.5% |
61.2% |
60.3% |
58.3% |
63.2% |
63.8% |
59.1% |
58.5% |
56.3% |
62.8% |
|
| CI 95% |
58.8 - 64.0 |
58.2 - 63.4 |
55.0 - 60.0 |
58.7 - 63.7 |
57.7 - 62.9 |
55.7 - 60.9 |
60.7 - 65.7 |
61.2 - 66.4 |
56.5 - 61.7 |
55.8 - 61.2 |
53.7 - 58.9 |
60.2 - 65.4 |
|
|
West Germany |
n = |
8190 |
9563 |
9396 |
9026 |
9643 |
9873 |
9768 |
9721 |
9828 |
9579 |
9288 |
9549 |
|
HP |
60.7% |
60.5% |
60.2% |
60.8% |
60.2% |
59.5% |
58.7% |
60.0% |
60.2% |
63.6% |
59.6% |
62.2% |
|
| CI 95% |
59.2 - 62.2 |
59.1 - 61.9 |
58.8 - 61.6 |
59.4 - 62.2 |
58.8 - 61.6 |
58.1 - 60.9 |
57.3 - 60.1 |
58.6 - 61.4 |
58.8 - 61.6 |
62.2 - 65.0 |
58.2 - 61.0 |
60.8 - 63.6 |
|
|
Rural areas with ≤ 50,000 inhabitants |
n = |
6170 |
7035 |
7307 |
6991 |
7063 |
7226 |
7424 |
7591 |
5943 |
7810 |
7955 |
7557 |
|
HP |
60.5% |
60.1% |
60.9% |
61.2% |
60.2% |
57.2% |
59.6% |
58.4% |
58.5% |
61.2% |
58.2% |
62.2% |
|
| CI 95% |
58.8 - 62.2 |
58.5 - 61.7 |
59.3 - 62.5 |
59.6 - 62.8 |
58.6 - 61.8 |
55.6 - 58.8 |
58.0 - 61.2 |
56.8 - 60.0 |
56.7 - 60.3 |
59.7 - 62.7 |
56.7 - 59.7 |
60.6 - 63.8 |
|
| Urban areas with > 50,000 inhabitants | n = |
4729 |
5202 |
5082 |
5076 |
5385 |
5277 |
5114 |
4759 |
6544 |
4253 |
4196 |
4562 |
|
HP |
61.4% |
61.3% |
57.5% |
60.4% |
60.2% |
62.1% |
59.8% |
64.6% |
61.3% |
64.9% |
60.0% |
62.5% |
|
| CI 95% | 59.4 - 63.4 | 59.4 - 63.2 | 55.6 - 59.4 | 58.5 - 62.3 | 58.3 - 62.1 | 60.2 - 64.0 | 57.9 - 61.7 | 62.7 - 66.5 | 59.6 - 63.0 | 62.9 - 66.9 | 57.9 - 62.1 | 60.5 - 64.5 |
The table shows the one-year prevalence rates of self-reported headaches at 95% confidence intervals (CI95%) for residents of former East and West Germany (East: 60.2%, West: 60.5%, contingency table χ2(1) = 0.78; p=0.38), residents of cities of 50,000 inhabitants and more, and residents of places up to 49,999 inhabitants ( Rural: 59.9%; Urban: 61.3% contingency table χ2( (1)= 29.67; p<0.0001). Basic population is the German-speaking population aged 14 years and older. (HP: headache prevalence in %; CI: confidence interval).