Headache Prevalence Among Adolescents — The German DMKG Headache Study

Fendrich, Konstanze; Vennemann, Mechtild; Pfaffenrath, V.; Evers, Stefan; May, Arne; Berger, Klaus; Hoffmann, Wolfgang

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01289.x

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“…Albers et al 19 have reported that from 22 studies on prevalence of primary headache between genders, 15 have reported higher values for females. This association between headache and female gender is already well documented in the literature 19,23,24 and a possible reason might be hormonal issues present during this phase 25 . Such data emphasize the importance of considering headache as a symptom associated to gender.…”

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Primary headaches among adolescents and their association with excessive computer use

Saueressig¹,

Xavier²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2015

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The use of electronic devices as entertainment and recreation means has directly affected adolescents' lives; however their excessive use may bring consequences. This study aimed at observing the prevalence of primary headaches and their possible association with excessive use of computers among adolescents. METHODS: Participated in the study 262 teenagers aged between 14 and 19 years, students of a public school, who have answered a questionnaire to evaluate socio-demographic variables, data on computer use, presence of headache symptoms and level of physical activity. Multiple models of binary and multinomial logistic regression were used to evaluate the association among variables. Significance level was 5%. RESULTS: Prevalence of headache was 87.8%. There has been no significant difference in the prevalence of headache between genders, but among classification types, tension headache was more prevalent among females (35.4%). Females aged between 12 and 15 years and excessive computer use had higher chances of reporting headache. Females have 15.61 times more chance of reporting tension headache. Adolescents reporting excessive computer use had 2.54 times more chance of reporting migraine. CONCLUSION: Results have shown high prevalence of primary headache among adolescents, being migraine the most prevalent type. Abusive computer use were considered risk factors for the development of headache.

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Primary headaches among adolescents and their association with excessive computer use

Saueressig¹,

Xavier²,

Oliveira³

et al. 2015

Revista Dor

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“…Migraine and tensiontype headache (TTH) are the most frequently reported primary headache syndromes in this age group, with an overall prevalence of headache within the 12 months before data collection of between 52 and 78% (2)(3)(4). In adults, muscular pain is known to be associated with both the intensity and the frequency of headache and to influence many outcome variables, e.g.…”

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Self-reported muscle pain in adolescents with migraine and tension-type headache

Blaschek

Milde‐Busch²,

Straube

et al. 2012

Cephalalgia

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Aim: To identify possible associations between muscular pain and headache in adolescents in a large population-based sample. Methods: Grammar school students were invited to fill in a questionnaire on headache and associated lifestyle factors. Headache was classified according to the German version of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (2nd edition). Muscular pain was assessed via denoting affected areas in schematic drawings of a body and via provoked muscular pain on controlled movements of head, neck and shoulder regions. Results: Prevalence of any headache within the previous 6 months exceeded 80%. In all subjects muscular pain or pain on movement was most prominent in the neck and shoulder region, ranging from 9% to 27% in the non-headache population to up to 63% for individuals with migraine or mixed migraine and tension-type headache (TTH). Frequency of muscular pain increased significantly with growing chronicity of TTH. Interpretation: A strong association between muscle pain in the neck/shoulder region and headache was observed, pointing to the importance of muscular pain for headache in adolescents. Also, in this age group muscular pain appears to be of particular importance in chronic TTH and -unexpectedly -in migraine, which is the most important new finding in our study.

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“…Migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) are the most frequently reported types of primary headache among adolescents, with prevalences of approximately 10% for migraine and 15-20% for TTH in populationbased studies (1)(2)(3)(4).…”

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Associations between stress and migraine and tension-type headache: Results from a school-based study in adolescents from grammar schools in Germany

Milde‐Busch

Blaschek²,

Heinen³

et al. 2011

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Introduction: Stress is considered the major contributor to migraine and tension-type headache in adolescents. Previous studies have focused on general stressors, whereas the aim of the present study was to investigate associations between individuals' stressful experiences and different types of headache. Methods: Adolescents from 10th and 11th grades of grammar schools filled in questionnaires. Stressful experiences were measured with the Trier Inventory of Chronic Stress. Type of headache was classified according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders. Linear regressions, adjusted for sex and grade, were calculated to estimate differences in stress scores that can be attributed to migraine, tension-type headache or miscellaneous headache. Results: A total of 1260 questionnaires were analysed. Tension-type headache, migraine and co-existing migraine plus tension-type headache were found in 48.7%, 10.2% and 19.8% of the participants. In subjects with migraine or co-existing migraine plus tension-type headache, high increases in stress scores were found in all investigated dimensions, whereas much weaker and inconsistent associations were found in subjects with tension-type headache only. Conclusions: The characteristic of migraine is more associated with stressful experiences than this is the case for tensiontype headache. This suggests that adolescent migraine patients might especially benefit from behavioural interventions regarding stress.

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Headache Prevalence Among Adolescents — The German DMKG Headache Study

Cited by 142 publications

References 29 publications

Primary headaches among adolescents and their association with excessive computer use

Primary headaches among adolescents and their association with excessive computer use

Self-reported muscle pain in adolescents with migraine and tension-type headache

Associations between stress and migraine and tension-type headache: Results from a school-based study in adolescents from grammar schools in Germany

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