• Vlasta Vuković, Davor Plavec, Sanda Pavelin, Davor Janculjak, Mira Ivanković, and Vida Demarin.
• Department of Neurology, University Hospital Sestre milosrdnice', Reference Centers for Headaches and Neurovascular Disorders of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Croatia, HR-10 000 Zagreb, Croatia. vlasta.vukovic@uclmail.net
• Neuroepidemiology. 2010 Jan 1;35(1):59-65.

Background/AimPopulation-based epidemiological studies about headaches, especially migraine, have been carried out in many countries. The aim of this study was to assess the 1-year prevalence of migraine, probable migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in the Croatian population.MethodsThe design of the study was a cross-sectional survey of an adult population sample using a self-completed questionnaire.ResultsThe 1-year crude prevalence of migraine without and with aura in this study was 7.5%, of probable migraine 11.3%, and of TTH 21.2%. The 1-year age- and sex-adjusted prevalence of migraine was 6.2%, of probable migraine 8.8%, and of TTH 20.7%; the prevalence of migraine combined with probable migraine was 15.0%. Total crude prevalence of headache (combination of migraine, probable migraine and TTH) was 39.9%. Prevalence of migraine was higher in continental than in Mediterranean areas of Croatia. Multivariate regression analysis showed that the highest risk of suffering from any kind of headache is observed for the following people: living in Dubrovnik, being female, having elementary or high school education, being married, employed and living in an urban or suburban area.ConclusionThe prevalence of migraine and probable migraine is similar as in other Western countries. Certain demographic characteristics differ among patients with and without headache.Copyright 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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