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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of significant background factors for strong awareness of constipation

From: Background factors involved in the epidemiology of functional constipation in the Japanese population: a cross-sectional study

Items

univariate

multivariate

Odds

95% CI

P value*

Odds

95% CI

P value*

Age

1.002

0.996

1.007

0.558

    

Sex (female), %

0.581

0.502

0.672

< 0.001**

0.729

0.614

0.867

< 0.001**

BMI

0.970

0.950

0.990

0.004**

    

Jobs and education

 Office worker

0.986

0.854

1.140

0.853

    

 Retired or unemployed

0.726

0.588

0.895

0.003**

    

 Homemaker

1.323

1.085

1.612

0.006**

    

 Bachelor’s degree or over

0.730

0.631

0.844

< 0.001**

0.849

0.721

1.000

0.050**

Past history of disease

 Hypertension

0.794

0.646

0.976

0.029**

0.692

0.545

0.878

0.003**

 Diabetes

1.083

0.812

1.444

0.589

    

 Dyslipidemia

0.994

0.810

1.219

0.952

    

 Anemia

1.141

0.985

1.321

0.078

    

Rome III criteria question items

 Improvement with defecation

0.989

0.845

1.159

0.894

    

 Onset associated with a change in frequency of stool

0.980

0.847

1.134

0.784

    

 Onset associated with a change in form or appearance of stool

0.871

0.753

1.007

0.062

0.783

0.664

0.924

0.004**

 Straining during at least 25% of defecation

1.485

1.270

1.736

< 0.001**

    

 Lumpy or hard stool at least 25% of defecations

1.450

1.324

1.790

< 0.001**

    

 Sensation of incomplete evacuation for at least 25% of defecation

1.967

1.676

2.308

< 0.001**

1.457

1.202

1.790

0.001**

 Sensation of hard evacuation

1.831

1.536

2.182

< 0.001**

1.301

1.022

1.654

0.033**

 Manual maneuvers to facilitate digital evacuation for at least 25% of defecation

1.759

1.276

2.435

< 0.001**

    

 Manual maneuvers to facilitate support of the pelvic floor for at least 25% of defecation

1.786

1.438

2.220

< 0.001**

    

 Loose stools rarely occurring without the use of laxatives

4.516

3.852

5.295

< 0.001**

4.070

3.439

4.817

< 0.001**

 Bristol stool type 4

0.398

0.333

0.476

< 0.001**

0.549

0.450

0.671

< 0.001**

Source of laxative

 History of laxative use

2.887

2.483

3.358

< 0.001**

    

 By prescription

1.572

1.329

1.859

< 0.001**

    

 Pharmacy

1.375

1.189

1.590

< 0.001**

    

 Online

1.561

1.210

2.013

< 0.001**

    

Acceptable laxative cost

 More than 1000 yen

2.083

1.762

2.482

< 0.001**

    
  1. *The level of significance is set at P < 0.05
  2. **Significant difference between groups
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