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Headache prevalence in adolescents aged 12 to 17: a student-based epidemiological study in Bursa.
Headache. 2006 Apr; 46(4):649-55.H

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of headaches among Turkish adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old in Bursa province of Turkey.

METHODS

A multistep, stratified, cluster sampling method was used for subject selection. The estimated sample size for 12- to 14-year-old students was 1,270 and for 15- to 17-year-old students was 1,117. Our study sample included 6.5% of the secondary schools and 1.8% of the students aged 12 to 17 years old. The study was conducted in two phases; the questionnaire phase and the face-to-face interview phase.

RESULTS

The prevalence of recurrent headache in the study population was 52.2%. Girls (59.8%) had significantly more recurrent headache than boys (45.1%) The prevalence of recurrent headache increased from 42.2% up to 60.7% by age. In multivariate logistic regression analysis age and gender differed significantly between adolescents with and without recurrent headache groups. Frequent episodic tension-type headache was the most common (25.9%) headache among Turkish adolescents, followed by migraine (14.5%).

CONCLUSIONS

Age and gender appeared to be demographic factors increasing adolescent headache prevalence. Frequent episodic-tension type headache was the most common headache followed by migraine. Our migraine prevalence was slightly higher than most of the previously reported prevalence rates. This might be due to the new classification criteria of headache released by International Headache Society.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Department of neurology, School of Medicine, University of Uludag, 16059 Gorukle/Bursa, Turkey.No affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info availableNo affiliation info available

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

16643560

Citation

Karli, Necdet, et al. "Headache Prevalence in Adolescents Aged 12 to 17: a Student-based Epidemiological Study in Bursa." Headache, vol. 46, no. 4, 2006, pp. 649-55.
Karli N, Akiş N, Zarifoğlu M, et al. Headache prevalence in adolescents aged 12 to 17: a student-based epidemiological study in Bursa. Headache. 2006;46(4):649-55.
Karli, N., Akiş, N., Zarifoğlu, M., Akgöz, S., Irgil, E., Ayvacioğlu, U., Calişir, N., Haran, N., & Akdoğan, O. (2006). Headache prevalence in adolescents aged 12 to 17: a student-based epidemiological study in Bursa. Headache, 46(4), 649-55.
Karli N, et al. Headache Prevalence in Adolescents Aged 12 to 17: a Student-based Epidemiological Study in Bursa. Headache. 2006;46(4):649-55. PubMed PMID: 16643560.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Headache prevalence in adolescents aged 12 to 17: a student-based epidemiological study in Bursa. AU - Karli,Necdet, AU - Akiş,Nalan, AU - Zarifoğlu,Mehmet, AU - Akgöz,Semra, AU - Irgil,Emel, AU - Ayvacioğlu,Utku, AU - Calişir,Nermin, AU - Haran,Nazan, AU - Akdoğan,Ozlem, PY - 2006/4/29/pubmed PY - 2006/9/2/medline PY - 2006/4/29/entrez SP - 649 EP - 55 JF - Headache JO - Headache VL - 46 IS - 4 N2 - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and sociodemographic characteristics of headaches among Turkish adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old in Bursa province of Turkey. METHODS: A multistep, stratified, cluster sampling method was used for subject selection. The estimated sample size for 12- to 14-year-old students was 1,270 and for 15- to 17-year-old students was 1,117. Our study sample included 6.5% of the secondary schools and 1.8% of the students aged 12 to 17 years old. The study was conducted in two phases; the questionnaire phase and the face-to-face interview phase. RESULTS: The prevalence of recurrent headache in the study population was 52.2%. Girls (59.8%) had significantly more recurrent headache than boys (45.1%) The prevalence of recurrent headache increased from 42.2% up to 60.7% by age. In multivariate logistic regression analysis age and gender differed significantly between adolescents with and without recurrent headache groups. Frequent episodic tension-type headache was the most common (25.9%) headache among Turkish adolescents, followed by migraine (14.5%). CONCLUSIONS: Age and gender appeared to be demographic factors increasing adolescent headache prevalence. Frequent episodic-tension type headache was the most common headache followed by migraine. Our migraine prevalence was slightly higher than most of the previously reported prevalence rates. This might be due to the new classification criteria of headache released by International Headache Society. SN - 0017-8748 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/16643560/Headache_prevalence_in_adolescents_aged_12_to_17:_a_student_based_epidemiological_study_in_Bursa_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -