| Literature DB >> 14687014 |
K-D Juang1, S-J Wang, J-L Fuh, S-R Lu, Y-S Chen.
Abstract
The relationship of chronic daily headache (CDH) and childhood adversity is still controversial. We therefore conducted a survey for CDH (> or =15 days/month, average > or = 2 h/day) among all students in three public schools in Taiwan. The Global Family Environment Scale (GFES), which yields a score according to childhood adverse events in the family, was used to compare childhood adversity between cases of CDH and their age- and sex-matched controls. In total, 4645 students were surveyed and 58 with CDH were identified. Significantly lower GFES scores, indicative of worse childhood adversities, were evident in the CDH group (76.7 +/- 19.2), compared with the control group (86.0 +/- 8.9, P = 0.001). Physical abuse (10% vs. 0, P = 0.012) and parental divorce (17% vs. 3%, odds ratio = 5.8, P = 0.015) were more frequent in the CDH group. The results indicate that childhood adversities may contribute to greater risk of the development of CDH in young adolescents.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 14687014 DOI： 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00643.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cephalalgia ISSN： 0333-1024 Impact factor: 6.292