title: Pain and musculoskeletal pain syndromes in adolescents.
abstract: The presence of musculoskeletal pain was evaluated in adolescents. Pain was reported by 40% of respondents, benign joint hypermobility syndrome by 10%, myofascial syndrome by 5%, tendonitis by 2%, and fibromialgia by 1%. Logistical regression analysis indicated that sex and age were predictive of pain.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Rheumatology Unit of Department of Pediatrics, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aura Ligia
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Zapata
authors.forename: Ana Julia Pantoja
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Ulysses
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Doria-Filho
authors.forename: Clovis Artur Almeida
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013577:Syndrome