The linear trend of headache prevalence and some headache features in school children.
The objectives of this study were to determine the age and sex dependent linear trend of recurrent headache prevalence in schoolchildren in Mersin. A stratified sample composed of 5562 children; detailed characteristics were previously published. In this study the prevalence distribution of headache by age and sex showed a peak in the female population at the age of 11 (27.2%) with a plateau in the following years. The great stratified random sample results suggested that, in addition to socio-demographic features, detailed linear trend analysis showed headache features of children with headache have some specific characteristics dependent on age, gender and headache type. This study results can constitute a basis for the future epidemiological based studies.
Ozge
Aynur
A
Mersin University School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Turkey. aynurozge@gmail.com
Buğdayci
Resul
R
Saşmaz
Tayyar
T
Kaleağasi
Hakan
H
Kurt
Oner
O
Karakelle
Ali
A
Siva
Aksel
A
D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology