• Kati Toom, Aire Raidvee, Katri-Helena Allas, Elina Floria, Kristiina Juhkami, Gustav Klimušev, Maria Leping, Margot Liidemann, Alexander Milovidov, Karita Liivak, Siiri Paiste, Gerli Paju, Karel Uhs, Marge Vaikjärv, Kristiina Veetõusme, Priit Välja, and Mark Braschinsky.
• 1 Neurology Clinic, Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia.
• Cephalalgia. 2019 Jun 1; 39 (7): 883-891.

ObjectiveTo estimate the one-year prevalence of primary headaches, most importantly migraine and tension type headache, but also other primary headaches, in Estonia.MethodsA population-based random sample of 2162 subjects in Tartu City and Tartu County were interviewed by telephone or face to face using a previously validated questionnaire.ResultsOf the 2162 contacted participants, 1215 (56%) fully completed the study. Of these, 502 (41.3%) reported headache during the previous year. The prevalences adjusted by weighting by age, gender, education, marital status and habitat were the following: All headaches 41.0%, all migraine 17.7%, all tension-type headache 18.0%, trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias 0.4%, other primary headaches 2.5%, and chronic headaches 2.7%.ConclusionThe 1-year prevalences of primary headache disorders in Estonia are comparable to the previous findings in other European countries.

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