Predictors of recurrent abdominal pain among 9 to 15-year-old urban school-children in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng, Goh, Khean Lee
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2001
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/3234/1/Predictors_of_recurrent_abdominal_pain_among_9_to_15-year-old_urban_school-children_in_Malaysia.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/3234/; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.2001.tb00318.x

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.