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- Title
Migraine prevalence in adolescents aged 13-15: a student population-based study in Taiwan.
- Authors
Lu, S‐R; Fuh, J‐L; Juang, K‐D; Wang, S‐J; Lu, S R; Fuh, J L; Juang, K D; Wang, S J
- Abstract
To estimate the lifetime migraine prevalence in school adolescents aged 13-15 in Taiwan, we conducted a self-administered questionnaire survey in four sampled public junior high schools. Migraine was diagnosed according to the diagnostic criteria of the International Headache Society. A total of 4064 students (1983 boys, 2081 girls) completed the questionnaire (response rate 91.6%). The lifetime prevalence of migraine was 6.8%. It was significantly higher in girls than boys (7.8% vs. 5.7%) and increased with age in both sexes. Students with migraine were more likely to be absent from school because of their headaches than those with non-migraine headaches (30% vs. 14%, odds ratio (OR) 2.7). They were also more likely to use painkillers for their headaches than their non-migraine headache peers (72% vs. 40%, OR 4.0). These results suggest that migraine is a common disorder of adolescents in Taiwan and its impact on the quality of life can not be ignored.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; MIGRAINE diagnosis; DISEASES in teenagers; ANALGESICS; COMPARATIVE studies; DEMOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; MENSTRUATION; MIGRAINE; RESEARCH; STUDENTS; SURVEYS; EVALUATION research; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Cephalalgia, 2000, Vol 20, Issue 5, p479
- ISSN
0333-1024
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1046/j.1468-2982.2000.00076.x