Table 3.
Characters and burden of primary headache in pediatric patients with primary headache disorders (no = 664).
| Variables | Total headache sample N = 664 M ± SD/No (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender: | |
| Male Female |
238 (35.8) 426 (64.2) |
| Mean age in years | 12.61 ± 2.51 |
| Range | 6–17 |
| Age group: | |
| 6–11 years 12–17 years |
348 (52.4) 316 (47.6) |
| Number of headache days in the last 4 weeks | 6.51 ± 2.28 |
| Duration of attacks in hours in the last 4 weeks | 9.56 ± 6.56 |
| Number of analgesic days in the last 4 weeks | 6.22 ± 2.69 |
| Severity of headache | |
| Not bad Quite bad Very bad |
34 (5.1) 454(68.4) 176(26.5) |
| Treatments taken | |
| Symptomatic treatment Prophylactic treatment |
630 (94.9) 50 (7.5) |
| Use health service | 446 (67.2) |
| Consultations | |
| General practitioner Neurologist Arabic medicine ENT Ophthalmology More than one specialties |
262 (39.5) 36 (5.4) 60 (9) 43 (6.5) 30 (4.5) 15 (2.3) |
| Impact of primary headache over last 4 weeks before the survey | |
| Mean lost school days Mean days of leave school early Mean days could you not do things because of headache Mean lost days of parents work because of headache |
1.29 ± 1.23 1.16 ± 0.71 1.16 ± 1.50 1.01 ± 1.02 |
M, mean; SD, standard deviation.