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Predictors of recurrent abdominal pain among 9 to 15‐year‐old urban school‐children in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Boey CCM,
Goh KL
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb00318.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal pain , cross sectional study , family history , pediatrics , el niño , physical therapy , surgery , pathology
A cross‐sectional survey of school‐children aged from 9 to 15 y was performed in the city of Petaling Jaya to look for predictors of recurrent abdominal pain. A sample of 1488 children was randomly chosen, of whom 143 (9.6%) had recurrent abdominal pain according to Apley's criteria. Conclusion: The results of the study show that recurrent abdominal pain was associated with a number of demographic variables, a tendency to have other complaints and a family history of chronic abdominal complaints.