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Table 1 Observed and adjusted* one-year prevalence estimates by gender

From: Headache prevalence and demographic associations in the Delhi and National Capital Region of India: estimates from a cross-sectional nationwide population-based study

Headache type

Observed

Adjusted* % [95% CI]

 

Overall % [95% CI]

Male % [95% CI]

Female % [95% CI]

 

All headache

70.1 [68.1–72.0]

51.3 [47.6–54.9]

80.5 [78.3–82.6]

67.9 [65.8–69.9]

Migraine

28.3 [26.4–30.3]

15.1 [12.6–17.9]

35.7 [33.1–38.2]

26.3 [24.4–28.3]

   definite

18.7 [17.0-20.4]

8.4 [6.6–10.7]

24.4 [22.1–26.8]

 

   probable

9.6 [8.4–11.0]

6.6 [5.0-8.8]

11.3 [9.7–13.1]

 

TTH

34.1 [32.1–36.2]

33.2 [29.9–36.8]

34.6 [32.1–37.2]

34.1 [32.1–36.2]

   definite

29.5 [27.6–31.6]

28.4 [25.2–31.8]

30.2 [27.7–32.7]

 

   probable

4.6 [3.8–5.6]

4.9 [3.5–6.8]

4.4 [3.4–5.7]

 

pMOH

3.0 [2.3–3.9]

0.7 [0.3–1.7]

4.3 [3.3–5.6]

3.0 [2.3–3.9]

Other H15+

4.6 [3.8–5.6]

2.3 [1.4–3.7]

5.9 [4.7–7.3]

4.5 [3.7–5.5]

  1. *Adjusted for age, gender and habitation according to distributions in the national population; TTH: tension-type headache; pMOH: probable medication-overuse headache; H15+: headache on ≥ 15 days/month