title: The prevalence of migraine and tension-type headache among schoolchildren in Kayseri, Turkey: an evaluation of sensitivity and specificity using multivariate analysis.
abstract: This study aimed to determine the prevalence as well as psychosocial and demographic features of migraine and tension-type headache among school children between the ages of 7 and 17, and using the International Classification of Headache Disorders II. The study was conducted during the questionnaire phase and the interview phase. The prevalence of recurrent headache was 47.5%, whereas that of primary recurrent headache was 21%. The estimated prevalence rates of migraine and tension-type headache were 7.2% and 7.8%, respectively. Unilateral headache, throbbing-type headache, severe headache, and the severity of the headache with physical activity were specific for migraine. Headache was significantly higher in first-degree relatives of the children with migraine compared to the children with tension-type headache (P < .0001). We determined the prevalence rates of migraine and tension-type headache and revealed the characteristics as well as the psychosocial and demographic features of migraine and tension-type headache. Sensitivity, specificity, and multivariate analysis were also evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Pediatrician and Pediatric Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology Erciyes University, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey hgpoyrazoglu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Hatice Gamze
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Poyrazoğlu
authors.affiliation: Pediatrician and Pediatric Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology Erciyes University, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sefer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumandas
authors.affiliation: Pediatrician and Pediatric Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology Erciyes University, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canpolat
authors.affiliation: Pediatrician and Pediatric Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology Erciyes University, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gümüs
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ferhan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Elmali
authors.affiliation: Pediatrician and Pediatric Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology Erciyes University, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.affiliation: Pediatrician and Pediatric Neurology, Division of Pediatric Neurology Erciyes University, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Kayseri, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Per
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: epidemiology; migraine; prevalence; school children; tension type headache