Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Journal of Preventive Epidemiology 2476-3934 4 2 2019 07 01 Frequency of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents as non-cardiac chest pain e22 e22 EN Mohammad Radvar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7343-9768 Ali Zolfigol Arezou Kiani https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1951-1698 Ezatolah Abbasi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1117-380X Yalda Sadeghpour Journal Article 2019 06 20 2019 12 04 Introduction: Chest pain is a common complaint among children and adolescents, in such a way that 10% of students experience chest pain attacks and are the second leading cause of referral to pediatric cardiologists. Chest pain in children (unlike adults) is rarely a sign of heart disease. Objectives: Due to the high prevalence of chest pain among children and adolescents, the rarity of heart disease and its association with psychological causes were investigated. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 41 patients (18 boys and 23 females) with a mean age of 11.51 (ranging from at least 8 years old and up to 17 years old) were recruited from referrals to cardiac clinic of Motahari hospital complaining of chest pain. We evaluated the diagnosis of non-cardiac chest pain using a "How do you feel about yourself" questionnaire that was interpreted based on the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED) criteria. Results: According to our study, 22 subjects (53.7%) had anxiety disorders including 10 boys (55.5%) and 12 girls (52.17%). In the study of parents with anxiety disorders, it was found that parental of 14 subjects (34.1%) had under diploma education and 6 subjects (14.6%) had diploma, and 2 subjects (4.87%) had university education. Conclusion: Non-cardiac chest pain is a relatively common manifestation of cardiovascular referrals with anxiety disorders, which was significantly correlated with parental education, but had no significant relationship with gender and age of the individual.