Epidemiological study of elderly constipation in Beijing

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 21, 2015; 21(47): 13368-13373
Published online Dec 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i47.13368

Table 2 Different gender, age, region, and education level epidemiological characteristics of elderly patients with chronic constipation

Item	Cases	Constipation	Prevalence (%)	Constipation frequency, n (%)
Item	Cases	Constipation	Prevalence (%)	Acute	Chronic
Sex
Male	921	284	30.8	145 (15.7)	139 (15.1)
Female	1021	350	34.3	187 (18.3)	163 (16.0)
Age (yr)
< 75	1006	254	25.2^a	153 (15.2)	101 (10.0)
≥ 75	936	380	40.6	179 (19.1)	201 (21.5)
Area
Urban	822	297	36.1^a	152 (18.5)	145 (17.6)
Rural	1120	337	30.1	180 (16.1)	157 (14.0)
Education
Literate	1217	385	31.6^a	212 (17.4)	173 (14.2)
Illiterate	725	249	34.3	120 (16.6)	129 (17.8)

^aP < 0.05.

Citation: Zhang M, Yang XJ, Zhu HM, Tang Z, Li BY, Zhao DD. Epidemiological study of elderly constipation in Beijing. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(47): 13368-13373
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i47/13368.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i47.13368