Primary Headache in Yemen: Prevalence and Common Medications Used

Table 3

Prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache according to ages and gender ().

Type	TTH							MH
Gender	Male		Female		Total		value	Male		Female		Total		value
Age		%		%		%			%		%		%
18–29	1278	37.3	1434	41.8	2712	76.85		641	35.1	644	35.2	1285	70.30
30–39	226	6.60	174	5.10	400	11.70		191	10.4	137	7.5	328	17.90
40–49	52	1.50	119	3.50	171	5.0		78	4.3	59	3.2	137	7.50
≥50	59	1.70	85	2.50	144	4.2		53	2.9	28	1.5	81	4.40
Total	1615	47.10	1812	52.90	3427	100		963	52.7	868	47.4	1831	100
value

The relationship between the primary headache and age of subjects was statistically significant (), while the relationship with sex was not statistically significant (). TTH: tension-type headache; MH: migraine headache.