Table 2.
1-year prevalence of different headache types (n = 232). Some participants may have more than one headache diagnosis
| Women | Men | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 152 | 80 | 232 |
| Idiopathic stabbing headache (%) (95% CI) | 41.5 (33.5 to 49.4) | 20.0 (11.0 to 29.0) | 34.1 (27.9 to 40.2) |
| Headache, all types (%) (95% CI) | 78.3 (71.7 to 84.9) | 58.8 (47.7 to 69.8) | 71.6 (65.7 to 77.4) |
| Headache sufferer (%) (95% CI) | 23.0 (16.3 to 29.8) | 10.0 (3.3 to 16.7) | 18.5 (13.5 to 23.6) |
| Migraine (%) (95% CI) (probable migraine excluded) | 23.0 (16.3 to 29.8) | 8.8 (2.4 to 15.1) | 18.1 (13.1 to 23.1) |
| Migraine with aura (%) (95% CI) | 8.6 (4.1 to 13.1) | 3.8 (0.0 to 8.0) | 6.9 (3.6 to 10.2) |
| Migraine without aura (%) (95% CI) | 11.8 (6.7 to 17.0) | 3.8 (0.0 to 8.0) | 9.1 (5.3 to 12.8) |
| Migraine with or without aura (%) (95% CI) | 2.6 (0.1 to 5.2) | 1.3 (0.0 to 3.7) | 2.2 (0.3 to 4.0) |
| Migraine with coexisting tension-type headache | 9.9 (5.1 to 14.7) | 2.5 (0.0 to 6.0) | 7.3 (4.0 to 10.7) |
| Probable migraine without aura (%) (95% CI) | 6.6 (2.6 to 10.6) | 0.0 | 4.3 (1.7 to 6.9) |
| Chronic migraine (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tension-type headache (%) (95% CI) (probable excluded) | 47.4 (39.4 to 55.4) | 35.0 (24.3 to 45.7) | 43.1 (36.7 to 49.5) |
| Episodic tension-type headache (%) (95% CI) | 43.4 (35.5 to 51.4) | 33.8 (23.2 to 44.3) | 40.1 (33.7 to 46.4) |
| Infrequent episodic TTH (%) (95% CI) | 18.4 (12.2 to 24.7) | 18.8 (10.0 to 27.5) | 18.5 (13.5 to 23.6) |
| Frequent TTH (%) (95% CI) | 25.0 (18.0 to 32.0) | 15.0 (7.0 to 23.0) | 21.6 (16.2 to 26.9) |
| Chronic tension-type headache (%) (95% CI) | 3.9 (0.8 to 7.1) | 1.2 (0.0 to 3.7) | 3.0 (0.8 to 5.2) |
| Probable tension-type headache (%) (95% CI) | 1.3 (0.0 to 3.2) | 1.3 (0.0 to 3.7) | 1.3 (0.0 to 2.8) |
| Cervicogenic headache (%) (95% CI) | 4.6 (1.2 to 8.0) | 2.5 (0.0 to 6.0) | 3.9 (1.4 to 6.4) |
| Medication overuse headache (%) (95% CI) | 1.3 (0–3.2) | 0.0 | 0.9 (0–2.1) |
| Other headachesa (%) (95% CI) | 1.3 (0.1 to 3.2) | 7.5 (1.6 to 13.4) | 3.5 (1.1 to 5.8) |
aOther headaches (n = 8) included; 8.1.4. Alcohol-induced headache (2 cases), headache attributed to 11.5.1 Acute rhinosinusitis (4 cases) or 9.2.2 Systemic viral infection (1 case). One additional case had 8.1.11 Headache attributed to exposure to gasoline using chainsaw