Abstract
We have assessed the incidence of four types of self-reported pain symptoms (headache, pain in heart or chest, pain in lower back and muscle soreness) in a randomised sample of 1413 persons from a population of 93481 students aged 14-16 years in the Veneto region of Italy. In males, 26% reported moderate and 1.2% severe pain distress. In female, 35% and 3.7% reported moderate and severe pain respectively. Pain symptoms were positively correlated with anxiety and depressive symptoms and were more frequent in females.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 592-593 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | European Journal of Pediatrics |
Volume | 149 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 1990 |
Keywords
- Adolescents
- Epidemiology
- Pain symptoms
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health