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. 2016 Sep 13;17(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s10194-016-0672-3

Table 1.

Sex-, age- and education-specific 1-year prevalence of headache types (%)

Na All primary headache TTH MIG UNC CH
No cases Prevb(%) 95 % CIc No cases Prev (%) 95 % CI No cases Prevb(%) 95 % CI No cases Prev (%) 95 % CI No cases Prev (%) 95 % CI
Total 5038 519 10.30 9.46–11.14 102 2.02 1.64–2.41 43 0.85 0.60–1.11 183 3.63 3.12–4.15 191 3.79 3.26–4.32
Gender
 Male 2366 125 5.28 4.38–6.18 33 1.39 0.92–1.87 5 0.21 0.03–0.40 41 1.73 1.21–2.26 46 1.94 1.39–2.50
 Female 2671 394 14.75 13.41–16.10 69 2.58 1.98–3.18 38 1.42 0.97–1.87 142 5.32 4.47–6.17 145 5.4 4.57–6.29
Age (years)
 60–69 2531 290 11.46 10.22–12.70 56 2.21 1.64–2.79 29 1.15 1.54–2.65 91 3.60 2.87–4.32 114 4.5 3.70–5.31
 70–79 1632 158 9.68 8.25–11.12 33 2.02 1.34–2.71 8 0.49 0.15–0.83 61 3.74 2.82–4.66 56 3.43 2.82–4.66
 80+ 875 71 8.11 6.30–9.92 13 1.49 0.68–2.29 6 0.69 0.14–1.23 31 3.54 2.32–4.77 21 2.40 1.39–3.41
Education
 Illiterate 2028 225 11.09 9.73–12.46 32 1.55 1.04–2.12 19 0.94 0.52–1.36 88 4.34 3.43–5.23 86 4.24 3.36–5.12
  ≤ 5 years 1394 151 10.8 9.20–12.46 19 1.36 0.75–1.97 14 1.00 0.48–1.53 66 4.73 3.62–5.85 52 3.73 2.74–4.73
  > 5 years 1616 143 8.85 7.46–10.23 51 3.16 2.30–4.01 10 0.62 0.24–1.00 29 1.79 1.15–2.44 53 3.30 2.41–4.15

a N number of individuals included in analysis, TTH tension-type headaches, MIG migraines, CH chronic headache (headache ≥15 days/month), UNC unclassified headaches, b Prev prevalence of headache, cCI: confidence interval