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. 2022 Jan 19;43(6):3811–3822. doi: 10.1007/s10072-021-05831-w

Table 2.

Prevalence of headaches

Prevalence of chronic headache Prevalence of migraine Prevalence of MOH
Total responders number Number; % (95%CI) Number; % (95%CI) Number; % (95%CI)
5864 2407 41.05% (39.79–42.31) 250 4.26% (3.77–4.82) 136 2.32% (1.96–2.73)
Sex Women:Men (%Women) 2883:2981 (49.16%) 1647:760 (68.43%) 202:48 (80.80%) 110:26 (80.08%)
Age (median, IQR) (y.o.) 47 (35–56) 43 (31–52) %Women 43 (32–49) %Women 43 (36–49) %Women
15–19 498 203 40.76% (36.53–45.13) 61.08% 10 2.01% (1.04–3.71) 50.00% 10 2.01% (1.04–3.71) 80.00%
20–24 229 104 45.41% (39.10–51.89) 60.58% 8 3.49% (1.67–6.86) 62.50% 2 0.87% (0.03–3.34) 0%
25–29 343 197 57.43% (52.15–62.56) 61.93% 24 7.00% (4.71–10.24) 66.67% 8 2.33% (1.11–4.61) 100%
30–34 391 233 59.59% (54.66–64.34) 64.81% 34 8.70% (6.26–11.93) 73.53% 7 1.79% (0.79–3.72) 100%
35–39 508 278 54.72% (50.37–59.00%) 66.55% 32 6.30% (4.47–8.78) 81.25% 20 3.94% (2.53–6.04) 75.00%
40–44 587 306 52.13% (48.09–56.14%) 68.30% 38 6.47% (4.73–8.78) 84.21% 31 5.28% (3.72–7.42) 83.87%
45–49 825 380 46.04% (42.69–49.47%) 68.95% 33 4.00% (2.85–5.58) 84.85% 23 2.79% (1.84–4.17) 73.91%
50–54 769 259 33.68% (30.43–37.10%) 77.22% 28 3.64% (2.51–5.23) 96.43% 12 1.56% (0.86–2.74) 91.67%
55–59 758 237 31.27% (28.07–34.66%) 72.57% 28 3.69% (2.55–5.21) 92.86% 13 1.72% (0.97–2.94) 84.62%
60–64 956 210 21.97% (19.45–24.70%) 75.71% 15 1.57% (0.93–2.60) 80.00% 10 1.05% (0.54–1.94) 70.00%

Abbreviations: CI confident interval, IQR interquartile range, MOH medication-overuse headache