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Table 4 Logistic regression models predicting Children functional constipation

From: Relationship between family-related factors and functional constipation among Chinese preschoolers: a case–control study

Predictive factor

B

SE

Wald

P

OR (95% CI)

Children’s birth order (First child)

  

5.597

0.061

 

  Second child

-0.785

0.352

4.963

0.026

0.456 (0.229–0.910)

  Third child and above

-0.874

0.684

1.632

0.201

0.417 (0.109–1.595)

Picky and partial eaters (No)

  Yes

1.077

0.486

4.914

0.027

2.936 (1.133–7.611)

Bad bowel habits (No)

  Yes

1.063

0.374

8.084

0.004

2.896 (1.391–6.028)

Parental history of constipation (No)

  Yes

1.181

0.363

10.587

0.001

3.259 (1.600–6.639)

Parents blaming the child for having a bad bowel movement (No)

  Yes

1.332

0.511

6.788

0.009

3.788 (1.391–10.318)

Daily father-child interaction time (< 1 h)

  

5.052

0.080

 

  1-3 h

-0.148

0.365

0.164

0.685

0.862 (0.422–1.763)

  > 3 h

-1.987

0.886

5.032

0.025

0.137 (0.024–0.778)

Parental conflict

0.684

0.247

7.663

0.006

1.981 (0.950–3.831)

Parenting style (Doting)

0.497

0.221

5.071

0.024

1.644 (1.067–2.534)

Parenting style (Authoritarian)

0.909

0.306

8.812

0.003

2.481 (1.362–4.519)

Children’s Emotional (Temper control)

-0.709

0.247

8.222

0.004

0.492 (0.303–0.799)

Children’s Emotional (Anxiety control)

-1.665

0.312

28.488

 < 0.001

0.189 (0.103–0.348)

Constant

-2.140

1.902

1.266

0.260

0.118

  1. N = 432 children ages 2–6 years