Constipation and obesity: a statistical analysis.
P Pecora, C Suraci, M Antonelli, S De Maria… - … Della Societa Italiana …, 1981 - europepmc.org
P Pecora, C Suraci, M Antonelli, S De Maria, W Marrocco
Bollettino Della Societa Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale, 1981•europepmc.orgConstipation frequency was investigated among 1897 subjects (874 males and 1023
females), ranging in age from 6 to 70 years, chosen at random between city inhabitants and
farmers. Bowel habit was studied in 966 obese patients (390 males and 576 females). The
authors followed for the diagnosis of constipation either the commonest and restrictive
criterion of the weekly bowel actions or the clinical one which implies also others
parameters, like hard or small stools, difficulties of expulsion or feeling of incomplete …
females), ranging in age from 6 to 70 years, chosen at random between city inhabitants and
farmers. Bowel habit was studied in 966 obese patients (390 males and 576 females). The
authors followed for the diagnosis of constipation either the commonest and restrictive
criterion of the weekly bowel actions or the clinical one which implies also others
parameters, like hard or small stools, difficulties of expulsion or feeling of incomplete …
Constipation frequency was investigated among 1897 subjects (874 males and 1023 females), ranging in age from 6 to 70 years, chosen at random between city inhabitants and farmers. Bowel habit was studied in 966 obese patients (390 males and 576 females). The authors followed for the diagnosis of constipation either the commonest and restrictive criterion of the weekly bowel actions or the clinical one which implies also others parameters, like hard or small stools, difficulties of expulsion or feeling of incomplete evacuation after defecation. The statistical analysis showed that constipation frequency is 8.3% in obese patients and 1.5% in normal-weighting, according to weekly bowel actions criterion: the difference is statistically significative (p less than 0.001).
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