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

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 5 Multiple linear regression analysis for stimulant laxatives

	Partial slope [β]	p value	95.0% Confidence interval
	Partial slope [β]	p value	Lower limit	Upper limit
Female gender	44,547.0	0.00**	27,991.2	61,102.8
Antihypertensive claims (prescriptions) per 1000 people	0.2	0.00**	0.09	0.34
Average outside temperature	−616.8	0.00**	− 958.4	− 275.1
30-min of vigorous exercise	−219.1	0.03*	− 419.6	− 18.6

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