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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sabeeh Islam, MBBS[2]
Overview
Tension headache is one of the most common type of headaches. Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most prevalent headache in the general population. Tension-type headache (TTH) is the second-most prevalent disorder in the world. A Danish Registry showed 1 year prevalances of infrequent episodic, frequent episodic and and chronic TTH were 63.5, 21.6 and 0.9% respectively. A United States study showed that the 1 year prevalences of episodic and chronic TTH were 38.3 and 2.2%. Females have a higher prevalence compared to males. Limited data suggests TTH to be more prevalent in whites compared to black in the US, irrespective of sex. A recent study showed that TTH prevalence peaking in the 4th decade. A Danish study showed decreasing prevalence of TTH with increasing age.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Tension headache is one of the most common type of headaches.[1][2]
- Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most prevalent headache in the general population
- Tension-type headache (TTH) is the second-most prevalent disorder in the world[3]
- A Danish Registry showed 1 year prevalances of infrequent episodic, frequent episodic and and chronic TTH were 63.5, 21.6 and 0.9% respectively.
- A United States study showed that the 1 year prevalences of episodic and chronic TTH were 38.3 and 2.2%
- Females have a higher prevalence compared to males.[4]
- Limited data suggests TTH to be more prevalent in whites compared to black in the US, irrespective of sex.[5]
- A recent study showed that TTH prevalence peaking in the 4th decade
- A Danish study showed decreasing prevalence of TTH with increasing age.[6]
References
- ↑ Jensen RH (February 2018). "Tension-Type Headache - The Normal and Most Prevalent Headache". Headache. 58 (2): 339–345. doi:10.1111/head.13067. PMID 28295304.
- ↑ Martelletti P, Birbeck GL, Katsarava Z, Jensen RH, Stovner LJ, Steiner TJ (February 2013). "The Global Burden of Disease survey 2010, Lifting The Burden and thinking outside-the-box on headache disorders". J Headache Pain. 14: 13. doi:10.1186/1129-2377-14-13. PMC 3620501. PMID 23565711.
- ↑ "Global, regional, and national burden of migraine and tension-type headache, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016". Lancet Neurol. 17 (11): 954–976. November 2018. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(18)30322-3. PMC 6191530. PMID 30353868.
- ↑ Couch JR (December 2005). "The long-term prognosis of tension-type headache". Curr Pain Headache Rep. 9 (6): 436–41. doi:10.1007/s11916-005-0024-5. PMID 16282045.
- ↑ Wang SJ, Liu HC, Fuh JL, Liu CY, Lin KP, Chen HM, Lin CH, Wang PN, Hsu LC, Wang HC, Lin KN (July 1997). "Prevalence of headaches in a Chinese elderly population in Kinmen: age and gender effect and cross-cultural comparisons". Neurology. 49 (1): 195–200. doi:10.1212/wnl.49.1.195. PMID 9222190.
- ↑ Schwartz BS, Stewart WF, Simon D, Lipton RB (February 1998). "Epidemiology of tension-type headache". JAMA. 279 (5): 381–3. doi:10.1001/jama.279.5.381. PMID 9459472.