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Table 2 Demographic and family characteristics of children with AM and controls

From: Abdominal migraine in children: association between gastric motility parameters and clinical characteristics

Variable

 

AM

(n = 17)

Controls

(n = 20)

Gender

Boys

6 (35.3 %)

8 (40.0 %)

n (%)

Girls

11 (64.7 %)

12 (60.0 %)

Age distribution

Mean

9.5 years

8,4 years

(years)

SD

3.1 years

3.0 years

 

Range

4–15 years

4–14 years

Maternal employment

Leading profession (e.g., doctor, engineer)

1 (5.9 %)

1 (5.0 %)

n (%)

Lesser profession (e.g., nurse, teacher)

3 (17.6 %)

4 (20.0 %)

 

Skilled non manual (e.g., clerk)

3 (17.6 %)

3 (15.0 %)

 

Skilled manual (e.g., mason, carpenter)

1 (5.9 %)

2 (10.0 %)

 

Unskilled/unemployed

9 (52.9 %)

10 (50.0 %)

Father’s social class

Leading profession

1 (5.9 %)

1 (5.0 %)

n (%)

Lesser profession

5 (29.4 %)

5 (25.0 %)

 

Skilled non manual

3 (17.6 %)

4 (20.0 %)

 

Skilled manual

5 (29.4 %)

5 (25.0 %)

 

Unskilled/unemployed

3 (17.6 %)

5 (25.0 %)

Living area

Urban

7 (41.2 %)

10 (50.0 %)

n (%)

Rural

10 (58.8 %)

10 (50.0 %)