The rate of more than half of the population suffering from headache also includes children over 5 years old.
“The prevalence of headache disorders remains high worldwide”: is what the researcher and study leader released this Tuesday, 12, Lars Jacob Stovner. The survey reviewed 357 studies on the subject between 1961 and 2020 and found a dire scenario: 52% of the world’s population has suffered from headaches.. It is worth mentioning that the fee does not cover only adults, but also children over 5 years old.
Headache affects more women than men
Headache (pain in any region of the head), one of the most disabling conditions, is more prevalent in women than men. While 17% of the female group is affected by headache – mainly by migraine -, the male group is represented by 8.6%. A headache duration of 15 days or more is also prevalent among women, 6% versus 2.9%.
Headaches can be associated with genetics, stress, or even over-medicating.. “We must strive to reduce this burden through prevention and better treatment. To measure the effect of such efforts, we must be able to monitor the prevalence and burden (of the condition) in societies.”said Stovner.
“More and better studies are needed in low- and middle-income countries”highlight the researchers, in the study published in the scientific journal The Journal of Headache and Pain. However, in research carried out by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the most active age of a person is the one that suffers the most from headache problems, in which migraine – a chronic form – affects 14% of the population.
“It may also be interesting in the future to look at the different causes of headaches that vary between groups to target prevention and treatment more effectively.”said researcher Lars Jacob Stovner.
Source: Recreio
