Table 1 Clinical characteristics of studying patients and the comparison between the stable treatment and unstable treatment group
From: Clinical factors associated with stable treatment of chronic constipation in Japanese patients
Stable treatment | Unstable treatment | Total | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 82) | (n = 32) | (n = 114) | ||
Age (mean ± SD) | 76.9 ± 13.3 | 78.2 ± 10.8 | 77.3 ± 12.7 | 0.65 |
Over 70 years old, n (%) | 62 (75.6) | 28 (87.5) | 90 (78.9) | 0.16 |
Male (n, %) | 32 (39) | 14 (43.8) | 46 (40.4) | 0.64 |
Obesity (n, %) | 5 (6.1) | 1 (3.1) | 6 (5.3) | 0.52 |
Underweight (n, %) | 10 (12.2) | 1 (3.1) | 11 (9.6) | 0.14 |
History of abdominal surgery (n, %) | 38 (46.3) | 16 (50) | 54 (47.4) | 0.73 |
Anemia (n, %) | 43 (52.4) | 12 (37.5) | 55 (48.2) | 0.15 |
Abnormal liver function (n, %) | 10 (12.2) | 6 (18.8) | 16 (14) | 0.37 |
Abnormal kidney function (n, %) | 33 (40.2) | 7 (21.9) | 40 (35.1) | 0.07 |
Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | 32 (39) | 8 (25) | 40 (35.1) | 0.16 |
Hypothyroidism (n, %) | 7 (8.5) | 3 (9.4) | 10 (8.8) | 0.89 |
Mental disorders (n, %) | 13 (15.9) | 2 (6.2) | 15 (13.2) | 0.17 |
Dementia (n, %) | 4 (4.9) | 2 (6.2) | 6 (5.3) | 0.77 |
Parkinson’s disease (n, %) | 1 (1.2) | 0 | 1 (0.9) | 0.53 |
Use of acid-suppressive drugs (n, %) | 56 (68.3) | 13 (40.6) | 69 (60.5) | 0.007 |
Use of prokinetic drugs (n, %) | 11 (13.4) | 2 (6.2) | 13 (11.4) | 0.28 |
Use of 3 or more types of laxatives (n, %) | 12 (14.6) | 7 (21.9) | 19 (16.7) | 0.35 |