Sociodemographic Factors and Primary Headache Syndromes in a Saudi Community
作者:
Mohammad Abdul Jabbar,
Adesola Ogunniyi,
期刊:
Neuroepidemiology
(Karger Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 16,
issue 1
页码: 48-52
ISSN:0251-5350
年代: 1997
DOI:10.1159/000109670
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Headache;Migraine;Tension-type headache;Sociodemography;Saudi Arabia
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
Background and Purpose: There is increasing evidence that the pathophysiologic mechanisms are different between migraine and tension-type headache. The aim of the study was to determine possible sociodemographic differences in Saudi Arabia subjects with headache. Methodology: A community-based door-to-door survey with identification of headache cases based on IHS criteria. A comparison of sociodemographic variables was made between subjects with migraine and tension-type headache. Results: Headache prevalence was 8% (95% CI = 7.3–8.7%) with a preponderance of tension-type headache (39%). Females were more often affected than males (ratio 2:1). Migraine subjects were more often in the professional occupational group compared with tension-type headache (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Headache prevalence in the community was low. Subjects with migraine and tension-type headache were similar with respect to many demographic variables. Occupational association needs verification in further studie
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