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Pain Management 2019 & Internal Medicine 2019
International Journal of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
ISSN: 2471-982X
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th
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8
th
Edition of International Conference on
Internal Medicine &
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March 25-26, 2019
Rome, Italy
Marjan Zaletel, Int J Anesth Pain Med 2019, Volume 5
DOI: 10.21767/2471-982X-C1-006
Behaviour factors and risk of headache in Slovenia
Marjan Zaletel
University Clinical Centre of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Background:
First, we wanted to obtain as much as
possible in depth information about the headache
prevalence among the Slovenian adults based on a
complex analysis of the available data.
Methods:
The study data were collected in the frame of
the continuous monitoring of behavioral factors for non-
communicable diseases in Slovenia according to the
CINDI HealthMonitormethodology.The analysis included
data for 2012. In total, 9498 adults aged 25−74 years
were included. In the multivariate model, a headache
was observed in the last month prior the survey, while
as the explanatory factors behavioral, demographic and
socioeconomic factors were observed.
Results:
The prevalence of headache in the last month
prior the survey was 38.1%. Analysis showed that with
the observed outcome the following factors were most
strongly associated: risky stress behavior (or yes:no =
2.04, p < 0.001), sleeping behavior (or 6-7 hr: ≥8 hr = 1.25,
p<0.001; or <6 hr:≥8 hr =1.45, p<0.001), coffee drinking
behavior (or upto1 cup:0=1.30, p=0.003; or>1 cup:0=1.63,
p<0.001), alcoholic beverages consumption habits (or
yes: no =0.79, p<0.001), sex/gender (or females:males
= 1.96, p < 0.001), age ( 25-29:70-74 = 5.67, p < 0.001,
or 30-39:70-74=3.60, p<0.001, OR40-49:70-74 = 2.76, p
< 0.001, OR50-59:70-74 = 1.76, p<0.001, OR60-69:70-74
=1.41, p=0.015), persons under 18 years of age in the
household (or yes: no = 1.14, p = 0.039),
Conclusion:
The study showed where potential holdings
of headache management at the population level, as well
as at the level of individuals are at risk and suggests the
need to develop appropriate policies for managing this
major public health problem.
Biography
Marjan Zaletel has completed his PhD in University of Ljubljana
and Postdoctoral studies fromUniversity Clinical Centre of Lju-
bljana. He has worked as Professor of Neurology in Ljubljana
Clinical Centre. He has publishedmore than 50 papers in reput-
ed journals and has been serving as a Consultant Neurologist
in the Pain Clinic of Ljubljana.
marjan.zaletel@kclj.si