A Canadian population-based study finds that certain lifestyle behaviors are linked to frequent headaches.
To investigate correlations between lifestyle behaviors and frequent recurrent headaches, defined as more than 1 headache per week, in children and adolescents, researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey of the Canadian population aged 5 to 17 years old in 2019. Questionnaires inquired about frequent headaches and several lifestyle factors. Only 12- to 17-year-olds received questions about substance use.
In a weighted sample size of 4,978,370, the mean age of the population was 10.9 years. Frequent recurrent headache occurred in 6.1% and was associated with older age (odds ratio, 1.31) and female sex (OR, 2.39). Adjusted for age and sex, frequent recurrent headache was associated with screen exposure >14 hours per week, late sleep chrono…
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Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Headache Society (Immediate Past President)
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DisclosuresConsultant/Advisory BoardAeon Biopharma; Allergan/Abbvie; CoolTech LLC; Dr Reddys; Eli Lilly and Company, Epalex; Lundbeck; Novartis; Pfizer; Praxis; Sanofi; Teva Pharmaceuticals and Tremeau; Gerson Lehrman Group; Guidepoint; Massachusetts Medical Society; Vector Metric; UptoDate
RoyaltiesOxford University Press; Wolters Kluwer
Grant/Research SupportCelgene
Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesAmerican Headache Society (Immediate Past President)
OtherPatent on magnetic stimulation for headache assigned to eNeura without fee