From: Prevalence of constipation in adults with obesity class II and III and associated factors
Variables | Total | Constipation | p-value** |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Intestinal constipation | |||
 No | 113 (75.33) |  |  |
 Yes | 37 (24.67) |  |  |
Weekly evacuations | Â | 0.000 | |
 5–7 times | 119 (79.33) | 18 (15.13) |  |
 < 1–4 times* | 31 (20.67) | 19 (61.29) |  |
Frequency of hardened stools or stools in balls (n = 58) |  | 0.000 | |
 Always | 13 (22.41) | 10 (76.92) |  |
 At least once a week | 27 (46.55) | 22 (81.48) |  |
 Every two weeks/monthly/almost never | 18 (31.03) | 3 (16.67) |  |
Need of excessive effort to evacuate | Â | 0.000 | |
 No | 99 (66.00) | 6 (6.06) |  |
 Yes | 51 (34.00) | 31 (60.78) |  |
Bristol stool form scale | Â | Â | 0.000*** |
 Type 1 | 3 (2.00) | 3 (100.00) |  |
 Type 2 | 7 (4.67) | 5 (71.43) |  |
 Type 3 | 22 (14.67) | 15 (68.18) |  |
 Type 4 | 74 (49.33) | 11 (14.86) |  |
 Type 5 | 12 (8.00) | 2 (16.67) |  |
 Type 6 | 23 (15.33) | 1 (4.35) |  |
 Type 7 | 9 (6.00) | 0 (0.00) |  |