Table 1

Prevalence (%) of active headache disorder by type, age (mid-range values of studies) and gender
Gender/age (years)HeadacheMigraineTTHH15+
NMean (median)95% CINMean (median)95% CINMean (median)95% CINMean (median)95% CI
Both genders

 0–91042.730.6–55.4125.03.6–6.545.91.3–12.80
 10–196057.952.0–63.96113.411.4–15.64025.118.8–31.6143.32.3–4.0
 20–6410750.246.0–54.816515.213.8–16.66527.624.0–31.3435.14.2–6.2
  ≥ 65640.230.0–50.667.94.9–10.3132.224.2
 All ages18352.0 (53.5)48.9–55.424414.0 (11.6)12.9–15.211026.0 (21.4)22.7–29.5594.6 (3.6)3.9–5.5

Males

 0–9240.4114.73.3–6.145.40
 10–193951.443.8–58.63610.28.4–12.21625.516.2–35.561.40.7–2.2
 20–647141.836.5–47.61288.77.6–9.84324.218. 7–30.0333.22.4–4.3
  ≥ 65527.854.5128.122.2
 All ages11744.4 (46.2)40.3–48.31808.6 (7.4)7.8–9.56423.4 (17.9)19.4–28.0412.9 (1.9)2.2–3.8

Females

 0–9241.5115.63.9–7.346.40
 10–193862.355.0–69.03715.312.7–18.11727.117.7–37.263.11.4–4.7
 20–647456.551.4–61.413118.617.0–20.54428.823.2–35.4336.65.2–8.0
  ≥ 65550.4510.6136.325.8
 All ages11957.8 (60.0)53.9–61.718417.0 (15.5)15.6–18.56627.1 (21.0)22.7–32.3416.0 (5.2)4.9–7.4

N number of studies, TTH tension-type headache, H15+ headache on ≥15 days/month, CI confidence interval (not given when N ≤ 5), SD standard deviation