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Table 5 Association between constipation and prognostic factors in patients with HSCR after TEPT

From: Functional outcomes of patients with short-segment Hirschsprung disease after transanal endorectal pull-through

Variables

Constipation

OR (95% CI)

p-value

No

Yes

Sex

  

4.87 (0.25–96.1)

0.298

 Male

30

4

  

 Female

16

0

  

Nutritional status

  

1.93 (0.25–15.12)

0.530

 Under-nourished

15

2

  

 Well-nourished

29

2

  

Age at TEPT performed

  

1.93 (0.19–20)

0.582

 ≥ 4 years old

28

3

  

 < 4 years old

18

1

  

Post-operative complications

  

10.5 (1.15–95.92)

0.037*

 Presence

4

2

  

 Absence

42

2

  
  1. *p < 0.05 is considered significant; CI, confidence interval; HSCR, Hirschsprung disease; OR, odds ratio; TEPT, transanal endorectal pull-through
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BMC Gastroenterology

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