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Epidemiology of migraine headache in Santiago, Chile: A prevalence study
Fecha
1997Registro en:
Cephalalgia, Volumen 17, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 770-777
03331024
10.1046/j.1468-2982.1997.1707770.x
Autor
Lavados Germain, Pablo Manuel
Tenhamm, E.
Institución
Resumen
Objective. To describe the importance of migraine in Santiago, Chile, by analyzing its prevalence, clinical features and impact by age, gender and socioeconomic status. Methods. In 1993, a representative sample of 1,540 adults of the province of Santiago were interviewed using a standard questionnaire. A total of 1,385 (89.9%) subjects responded to the survey. Initially, a designated member of each household responded to the questionnaire. Subsequently, each household member with headaches was asked to respond to questions about severity, frequency, location, duration, associated symptoms and impact in work and social activities of their most frequent headaches. Migraine diagnoses were determined in accordance with the International Headache Society (IHS) criteria of 1988. Results. Recurrent headaches in the past year were found in 516 (36.82%) respondents, 145 (28.1%) males and 371 (71.9%) females. Total prevalence of migraine was found to be 7.3% (95% CI 5.9-8.6); 11.9% (95% CI 9.6-1