Mobile Phone Use and The Risk of Headache: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional Studies.
Wang J, Su H, Xie W, Yu S. · 2017
View Original AbstractMP use was associated with a 38% increased risk of headache compared with non-MP use.
Plain English Summary
Researchers performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of 7 cross-sectional studies on MP use and headache. The pooled analysis found a 38% increased risk of headache in MP users versus non-MP users. Among MP users, longer daily call duration and higher daily call frequency were each associated with greater headache risk.
Why This Matters
Previous studies on this topic had produced conflicting results. The researchers calculated pooled odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals.
Study Details
Studies aimed to investigate the association between MP use and headache yielded conflicting results.
To assess the consistency of the data on the topic, we performed a systematic review and meta-analys...
We found that the risk of headache was increased by 38% in MP user compared with non-MP user (OR, 1....
Our data indicate that MP use is significantly associated with headache, further epidemiologic and experimental studies are required to affirm and understand this association.
Show BibTeX
@article{j_2017_mobile_phone_use_and_2677,
author = {Wang J and Su H and Xie W and Yu S.},
title = {Mobile Phone Use and The Risk of Headache: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cross-sectional Studies.},
year = {2017},
url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-12802-9},
}