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. 2015 Feb 18;16:15. doi: 10.1186/s10194-015-0496-6

Table 2.

Epidemiological data

Epidemiological variable Sub-group China India Russian Federation Zambia
Migraine prevalence (18–65 years) Male 5.4% 19.4% 12.6% 18.0%
Female 12.6% 32.8% 30.4% 27.1%
Case distribution (attacks per month) Low frequency [<3] 62% 63% 52% 50%
High frequency [≥3] 38% 37% 48% 50%
Mean attacks (per month) Low frequency 1.05 1.05 1.2 0.56
High frequency 5.65 4.59 6.4 3.94
Mean duration of attack (hours) All cases 23.4 13.1 15.0 36.4
Time spent in ictal state (per year) Low frequency 3.4% 1.9% 2.5% 2.8%
High frequency 18.1% 8.2% 13.2% 19.7%