Abdul Jabbar M, Ogunniyi A
King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Neuroepidemiology. 1997;16(1):48-52. doi: 10.1159/000109670.
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.
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.
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).
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 studies.
越来越多的证据表明偏头痛和紧张型头痛的病理生理机制有所不同。本研究的目的是确定沙特阿拉伯头痛患者可能存在的社会人口统计学差异。
基于社区的挨家挨户调查，根据国际头痛协会（IHS）标准识别头痛病例。对偏头痛患者和紧张型头痛患者的社会人口统计学变量进行比较。
头痛患病率为8%（95%置信区间=7.3-8.7%），以紧张型头痛为主（39%）。女性比男性更易受影响（比例为2:1）。与紧张型头痛患者相比，偏头痛患者更多属于专业职业组（p<0.05）。
社区头痛患病率较低。偏头痛患者和紧张型头痛患者在许多人口统计学变量方面相似。职业关联需要在进一步研究中验证。
