Predictors of recurrent abdominal pain among 9 to 15-year-old urban school-children in Malaysia.
A cross-sectional survey of school-children aged from 9 to 15 y was performed in the city of Petaling Jaya to look for predictors of recurrent abdominal pain. A sample of 1488 children was randomly chosen, of whom 143 (9.6%) had recurrent abdominal pain according to Apley's criteria.


CONCLUSIONS
The results of the study show that recurrent abdominal pain was associated with a number of demographic variables, a tendency to have other complaints and a family history of chronic abdominal complaints.
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Department of Paediatrics, University of Malaya Medical Centre, 59100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Goh
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014505:Urban Population