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Table 1 Variables assessed in the population (N = 47 Japanese prefectures)

From: Factors correlated with drug use for constipation: perspectives from the 2016 open Japanese National Database

Variables

Mean

± SD

Age, > 65 years (%)

29.6

2.9

Female: Male

1:1

0.0

Population density (km2)

655.3

1194.4

Total crimes/10 months per 1000 people

5.4

1.8

Average outside temperature (°C)

16.2

2.4

Average room temperature (°C)

18.8

0.9

Average humidity (%)

70.6

4.2

Precipitation in capital city (mm/year)

1609.2

418.0

Mean elevation above sea level (m)

361.1

216.8

Average income (thousand yen)

 Males

298.3

28.9

 Females

211.5

19.0

 Total household

5189.1

520.6

 Total worker household

6031.0

549.4

Obese, BMI > 25 kg/m2 (%)

26.7

2.6

Weight loss, BMI < 20 kg/m2 (%)

17.8

1.7

Insomnia (%)

34.3

4.1

Hyperglycemia (%)

7.0

0.6

Antihypertensive drug use (%)

21.5

2.3

Waist circumference > 90 cm (%)

21.1

1.7

Smoking (%)

22.7

1.9

Daily alcohol intake (%)

27.8

2.2

No breakfast (%)

14.6

2.4

Eating after dinner (%)

15.9

2.3

Eating ≤2 h before bedtime (%)

25.8

2.7

Eating rapidly (%)

31.1

1.8

Walking fast (%)

45.0

4.1

Walking > 1 h (%)

39.9

5.5

30-min of vigorous exercise (%)

27.2

3.3

Psychiatric specialty therapy per 1000 people

891.7

219.7

  1. BMI body mass index