Fig. 3
Overall Survival (Using the Stool Consistency Definition of Constipation). Notes the association between dietary phosphorus and constipation (Using the Stool Frequency Definition of Constipation), unweighted. *Adjusted for age (< 45, ≥ 45 < 65, and ≥ 65 years old), sex and ethnicity (Non-Hispanic White, Mexican American, Non-Hispanic Black, Other Hispanic, and Other Race), BMI (< 25 kg/m2, 25–29.9 kg/m2, and ≥ 30 kg/m2), Physical activity (MET-min/week) (< 500, ≥ 500, or missing data), poor oral health (yes, no, missing data), hypertension (yes, no), depression (yes, no), diabetes (yes, no), smoking status (never, former, and now), drinking status (yes, no), milk (often, sometimes, rarely, never), energy (T1 < 1590.0; T2, 1590.0–2247.0; T3 ≥ 2247.1 kcal/day), and income-poverty ratio (%) (< 2, ≥ 2, or missing data)