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Table 2 Prevalence of self-reported FGIDs according to residence area and age group

From: Prevalence and risk factors of functional gastrointestinal disorders in Vietnamese infants and young children

FGIDs

Age groups

Total

Prevalence

Rural

Urban

p-value

Male

Female

p-value

(N)

n (%)

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

 

n/N (%)

n/N (%)

 

Infant colic

0—6 months

752

19 (2.5%)

11/329 (3.3%)

8/423 (1.9%)

0.210

10/413 (2.4%)

9/339 (2.7%)

0.864

Infant regurgitation

3 weeks—6 months

685

64 (9.3%)

29/302 (9.6%)

58/573 (10.1%)

0.991

49/473 (10.4%)

38/402 (9.5%)

0.967

 

7—12 months

190

23 (12.1%)

      

Infant dyschezia

0—6 months

752

7 (0.9%)

3/329 (0.9%)

4/507 (0.8%)

0.490

4/461 (0.9%)

3/375 (0.8%)

0.400

 

7—9 months

84

0 (0.0%)

      

Functional diarrhoea

7—12 months

190

0 (0.0%)

0/0 (0.0%)

0/759 (0.0%)

-

0/416 (0.0%)

0/343 (0.0%)

-

 

12.1—48 months

569

0 (0.0%)

      

Functional constipation

0—6 months

752

14 (1.9%)

9/329 (2.7%)

37/1182 (3.1%)

0.114

32/829 (3.9%)

14/682 (2.1%)

0.003*

 

7—12 months

190

0 (0.0%)

      
 

12.1—48 months

569

32 (5.6%)

      
  1. *Student’s t-test p < 0.05