Activity levels among adolescents with migraine.
Data was analyzed from the nationally representative Canadian Community Health Survey. A total of 17,549 adolescents reported whether they had "migraine headaches" (response rate 99.9%) and in what exercise activities they participated. Those with migraine reported more daily activity than migraine-free peers when corrected for age and sex. They were as likely to play contact sports but were more involved in other noncompetitive activities, such as walking (P<0.001), gardening and yard work (P=0.008), jogging and running (P=0.002), and fishing (P=0.03). Canadian adolescents with migraine are therefore overall more active than their peers without migraine.
Dooley
Joseph M
JM
Pediatric Neurology Division, Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. jdooley@dal.ca
Gordon
Kevin E
KE
Wood
Ellen P
EP
Brna
Paula M
PM
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011998:Recreation; D012309:Risk-Taking