Study on the characteristics of intestinal motility of constipation in patients with Parkinson's disease

Table 1 Comparison of clinical data between the Parkinson's disease with constipation and functional constipation groups

	FC	PDC	P value
Male	7 (35.0%)	12 (60.0%)	0.205
Female	13 (65.0%)	8 (40.0%)
Age, years	70.80 (6.24)	72.32 (4.80)	0.402
BMI	23.32 (2.47)	22.25 (4.32)	0.343
Decreased defecation frequency	10 (50.0%)	16 (80.0%)	0.097
Dry stools	9 (45.0%)	6 (30.0%)	0.514
Defecatory difficulties	13 (65.0%)	20 (100.0%)	0.013
Manual assisted defecation	7 (35.0%)	12 (60.0%)	0.205
Constipation duration, years	10.00 (5.00, 20.00)	5.00 (2.75, 6.50)	0.051

PDC: Parkinson's disease with constipation; FC: Functional constipation; BMI: Body mass index.