@entity74 in Polish adolescent XXXX : prevalence and risk factors.

@entity1 @entity14052 @entity1109 @entity74 @entity3010
AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of @entity74 among Polish adolescent @entity1 . MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 2500 females from the Upper Silesian region of Poland, aged 16 to 45 years, were eligible for a prospective population-based study. The subjects were recruited randomly by the regional public opinion research centre. The preliminary study population consisted of 1540 females. Seventy-two adolescent @entity1 , aged 16 to 19 years, were included in the final analysis. The research was based on a self-prepared questionnaire containing socio-economic status, general health, medical and reproductive history, @entity1109 based on American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists criteria for diagnosing @entity3010 as well as American Psychiatric Association criteria for @entity14052 and @entity1 prospective daily ratings of symptoms. RESULTS: The mean age of the studied population was 17.27  0.97 years. In the studied population the majority of the adolescent @entity1 lived in large cities of over 50,000 citizens (54.29%), were physically active declaring daily physical exercise (55.22%) and sexually active (54.17%). Study results indicated that the prevalence of @entity3010 and @entity14052 was 76.39% and 4.17%, respectively. The final statistical analysis revealed that only place of residence (large cities) increased the risk of @entity3010 (OR=3.58; P=0.01). CONCLUSION: Adolescent females living in urban areas are more vulnerable to @entity3010 . Reproductive, sexual and socio-economic factors are not significant risk factors for @entity3010 .
