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Population-based pace study: lifetime and past-year prevalence of headache in adults.
Torelli, Paola; Abrignani, G; Berzieri, L; Castellini, P; Ferrante, T; Lambru, G; Latte, L; Russo, M; Zani, S; Manzoni, G C.
Afiliação
  • Torelli P; Headache Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, c/o Ospedale Maggiore, Via Gramsci 14, 43126, Parma, Italy. paola.torelli1@unipr.it
Neurol Sci ; 31 Suppl 1: S145-7, 2010 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20464607
ABSTRACT
Primary headache prevalence in the adult Italian general population has been little studied so far. This is an observational, cross-sectional, population-based study conducted in a subject sample that was representative of the city of Parma's general population >or=age 18. The lifetime prevalence of headache was 69.1%, i.e. 75.8% in women and 60.6% in men; the past-year prevalence of headache was 42.8%, i.e. 52.0% in women and 31.1% in men. Most people suffer from one headache subtype. Headache past-year prevalence decreases with age, both in men and in women. After 60, the likelihood of suffering from headache is low. In more than 80% of cases, headache starts before age 40 and, therefore, it is not very likely for people to develop headache at an advanced age (>50 years). This is the first population-based study conducted in Italy on a sample aged >or=18 since the publication of the IHS diagnostic criteria in 1988.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos da Cefaleia País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Itália

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Transtornos da Cefaleia País/Região como assunto: Europa Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2010 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Itália