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Table 4 Symptom burden and impaired participation attributed to headache at individual level, overall and by gender

From: The burden of headache and a health-care needs assessment in the adult population of Mali: a cross-sectional population-based study

 

Overall

Male

Female

Male vs. female

Frequency (days/month)

    

Any headache

3.5±0.1; 2.0

2.8±0.2; 1.0

4.1±0.2; 2.0

F(1, 1793) = 25.0;p < 0.001

pMOH

28.9±0.8; 30.4

27.0±2.3; 30.4

29.7±0.7; 30.4

F(1, 29) = 2.0; p = 0.17

Other H15+

20.3±1.3; 20.0

20.9±2.0; 20.0

20.0±1.6; 20.0

F(1, 65) = 0.1; p = 0.72

Episodic headache

2.4±0.1; 2.0

2.0±0.1; 1.0

2.7±0.1; 2.0

F(1, 1780) = 38.6;p < 0.001

 

Days lost in preceding 3 months

(mean±SEM; median)

 

HALT 1 + 2

    

Any headache

1.4±0.1; 0.0

1.1±0.1; 0.0

1.7±0.2; 0.0

F(1, 1912) = 11.3;p < 0.001

pMOH

8.8±2.7; 4.0

5.2±1.8; 3.5

10.3±3.8; 5.0

F(1, 31) = 0.8; p = 0.39

Other H15+

3.1±0.7; 0.0

2.3±1.3; 0.0

3.6±1.1; 1.0

F(1, 67) = 0.7; p = 0.40

Episodic headache

1.2±0.1; 0.0

1.0±0.1; 0.0

1.5±0.1; 0.0

F(1, 1810) = 7.1;p = 0.008

HALT 3 + 4

    

Any headache

1.1±0.1; 0.0

0.4±0.1; 0.0

1.7±0.2; 0.0

F(1, 1912) = 38.8;p < 0.001

pMOH

10.3±3.1; 3.0

2.5±1.1; 1.0

13.7±4.3; 4.0

F(1, 31) = 2.9; p = 0.10

Other H15+

2.8±0.9; 0.0

0.5±0.3; 0.0

4.0±1.3; 1.0

F(1, 67) = 6.0;p = 0.02

Episodic headache

0.9±0.1; 0.0

0.4±0.1; 0.0

1.3±0.1; 0.0

F(1, 1810) = 29.1;p < 0.001

HALT 5

    

Any headache

0.3±0.0; 0.0

0.2±0.0; 0.0

0.4±0.1; 0.0

F(1, 1939) = 11.0;p < 0.001

pMOH

3.7±1.4; 0.0

1.5±0.9; 0.0

4.7±1.9; 0.0

F(1, 31) = 1.1; p = 0.30

Other H15+

0.4±0.2; 0.0

0.1±0.1; 0.0

0.6±0.2; 0.0

F(1, 67) = 2.2; p = 0.14

Episodic headache

0.2±0.0; 0.0

0.2±0.0; 0.0

0.3±0.0; 0.0

F(1, 1810) = 7.6;p = 0.006

  1. pMOH: probable medication-overuse headache; H15+: headache on ≥ 15 days/month; HALT: headache-attributed lost time: questions 1 and 2 relate to work time, 3 and 4 to household chores (see text), and 5 to social or leisure activity; significant values are emboldened