Table 1 Demographic characteristics and association between constipation and childhood NE
childhood NE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 1143) | Yes (n = 1143) | ||
N (%) | N (%) | p valuea | |
Gendera | > 0.99 | ||
Female | 469 (41.0) | 469 (41.0) | |
Male | 674 (59.0) | 674 (59.0) | |
Agea | 0.839 | ||
5–7 | 325 (28.4) | 313 (27.4) | |
7–12 | 697 (61.0) | 710 (62.1) | |
12–18 | 121 (10.6) | 120 (10.5) | |
mean (SD)b | 8.8 (0.08) | 8.8 (0.07) | 0.943b |
Urbanization level | 0.326 | ||
1 (highest) | 325 (28.5) | 297 (26.0) | |
2 | 343 (30.0) | 345 (30.2) | |
3 | 220 (19.3) | 231 (20.2) | |
4 | 142 (12.4) | 164 (14.4) | |
5 | 16 (1.4) | 22 (1.9) | |
6 | 42 (3.7) | 45 (3.9) | |
7 (lowest) | 54 (4.7) | 38 (3.3) | |
Constipation diagnosis in one yeara | 0.007 | ||
No | 1098 (96.1) | 1062 (92.9) | |
Yes (times) | 45 (3.9) | 81 (7.1) | |
1 | 31 (2.7) | 56 (4.9) | |
2 | 11 (1.0) | 15 (1.3) | |
≥ 3 | 3 (0.3) | 10 (0.9) | |
Laxative prescriptions in one yeara | < 0.0001 | ||
No | 1046 (91.5) | 982 (85.9) | |
Yes (times) | 97 (8.5) | 161 (14.1) | |
1–2 | 78 (6.8) | 129 (11.3) | |
3–5 | 17 (1.5) | 23 (2.0) | |
≥ 6 | 2 (0.2) | 9 (0.8) | |
Constipation diagnosis and Laxative prescriptionsa | 0.006 | ||
No | 1109 (97.0) | 1083 (94.8) | |
Yes | 34 (3.0) | 60 (5.3) | |