Research Article
Prevalence and Triggering Factors of Headache among Jordanian Adolescents in Al-Mafraq Region
Table 4
Triggering factors for headaches among adolescents (
= 322).
| | Triggering factors | Boys (n = 176) N (%) | Girls (n = 146) N (%) | Total (n = 322) N (%) | value |
| | Anxiety and stress | 141 (80.1) | 135 (92.5) | 276 (85.7) | 0.032 | | Physical exertion and fatigue | 143 (81.5) | 101 (69.2) | 244 (75.8) | 0.022 | | Too much or not enough sleep | 111 (63.1) | 49 (33.6) | 260 (80.7) | 0.012 | | Family problems | 107 (60.8) | 120 (82.2) | 227 (70.5) | 0.011 | | Loud noise | 115 (65.3) | 123 (84.2) | 238 (73.9) | 0.012 | | Uncomfortable weather | 62 (35.2) | 50 (34.2) | 112 (34.8) | 0.972 | | Bright lights | 41 (23.3) | 35 (24.0) | 76 (23.6) | 0.905 | | Menstrual cycle | (−) | 79 (54.1) | — | — | | Others | 17 (9.7) | 12 (8.2) | 29 (9.0) | 0.664 |
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N is the number of adolescents with headache. |
