Table 1.

Constipation in adolescents from São José dos Campos, Brazil, according to age and gender

	No1	Yes2	% Yes2	p	OR
< 14 years
Male	187	34	15.4	0.941*	1.01 (0.60; 1.71)‡
Female	223	40	15,2
Total	410	74	15.3
≥ 14 years
Male	224	50	18,2	0.232*	0.77 (0.50-1.17)‡
Female	247	72	22,6
Total	471	122	20,6

1. Without constipation,

2. With constipation

*Chi-squared test; ^‡Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval).

Chi-squared test for age < 14 years versus ≥ 14 years: Male (p = 0.469); Female (p = 0.033).