Table 3 Frequency of headache subtypes between male and female

Primary

445

110 (84%)

335 (90.8%)

1:3

Migraine

253

75

178

3:7

0.1

 Migraine without aura

150

38 (29.0%)

112 (30.4%)

  Chronic migraine

50

18 (13.7%)

32 (8.7%)

  Probable migraine without aura

18

4 (3.1%)

14 (3.8%)

  Migraine with visual aura

15

4 (3.1%)

11 (3.0%)

  Migraine with sensory aura

13

7 (5.3%)

6 (1.6%)

 Probable migraine with aura

4

3 (2.3%)

1 (0.3%)

  Migraine with brainstem aura

3

1 (0.8%)

2 (0.5%)

 Episodic migraine

203 (40.6)

57 (43.5)

146 (39.5)

0.3

 Chronic migraine

50 (10)

18 (13.7)

32 (8.6)

Tension-type headache

168

26 (19.8%)

142 (42.3%)

1:5

0.004

 Frequent episodic TTH associated with PT

72

12 (9.2%)

60 (16.3%)

 Frequent episodic TTH not associated with PT

60

8 (6.1%)

52 (14.1%)

 Chronic TTH associated with PT

20

4 (3.1%)

16 (4.3%)

 Chronic TTH not associated with PT

8

0 (0.0%)

8 (2.2%)

 Probable frequent TTH

6

0 (0.0%)

6 (1.6%)

 Probable chronic TTH

2

2 (1.5%)

0 (0.0%)

Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TAC)

11

4(3%)

7(2%)

 Episodic cluster headache

4

2 (1.5%)

2 (0.5%)

 Episodic paroxysmal hemicrania

3

2 (1.5%)

1 (0.3%)

 Probable paroxysmal hemicrania

3

0 (0.0%)

3 (0.8%)

 Episodic SUNCT

1

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.3%)

Other primary headache disorders

13

5(3.8%)

8(2.3 %)

 Primary headache associated with sexual activity

5

1 (0.8%)

4 (1.1%)

 New daily persistent headache (NDPH)

3

1 (0.8%)

2 (0.5%)

 Primary stabbing headache

2

1 (0.8%)

1 (0.3%)

 Probable primary exercise headache

1

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 Primary thunderclap headache

1

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.3%)

 Hypnic headache

1

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

Secondary headache

51

19 (14.5%)

32(8.7%)

3:5

 Medication overuse headache (MOH)

14

7 (5.3%)

7 (1.9%)

 Headache attributed to acute rhinosinusitis

7

0 (0.0%)

7 (1.9%)

 Persistent headache attributed to mild head injury

5

3 (2.3%)

2 (0.5%)

 Acute headache attributed to systemic viral infection

5

0 (0.0%)

5 (1.4%)

 Headache attributed to hypertensive encephalopathy

4

0 (0.0%)

4 (1.1%)

 Headache attributed to ischemic stroke

3

2 (1.5%)

1 (0.3%)

 Headache attributed to intracranial neoplasia

2

2 (1.5%)

0 (0.0%)

 Headache attributed to IIH

2

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.5%)

 Sleep apnea headache

1

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.3%)

 Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor induced headache

1

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 Persistent headache attributed to moderate to severe traumatic injury to the head

1

1(0.8)

0(0)

 Headache attributed to TIA

1

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 Headache attributed to non-traumatic acute ASDH

1

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 Headache attributed to hypothyroidism

1

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.3%)

 Headache attributed to GCA

1

1 (0.8%)

0 (0.0%)

 Headache attributed to CVT

1

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.3%)

 Headache attributed to acute glaucoma

1

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.3%)

Painful cranial neuropathy

4

2 (1.5%)

2 (0.5 %)

1:1

 Classical TN purely paroxysmal

4

2 (1.5%)

2 (0.5%)

Headache course

500

131

369

1:3

 Episodic headache

381(76.2%)

91 (69.5%)

290 (78.6%)

 Chronic headache

119(23.8%)

40 (30.5%)

79 (21.4%)

0.035

Overlap of headache disorders

0.06

 Migraine and TTH

23

2 (1.5)

21 (5.7)

 Chronic migraine and MOH

64

25 (5)

39 (7.8)

 Chronic TTH and MOH

44

13 (2.6)

31 (6.2)

 Posttraumatic migraine

2 (1.5)

0 (0)

 Migraine and headache due to sexual activity

1

0 (0)

1 (0.2)