Table 4.

Weighted Multivariable Models for Factors Associated with Constipation among US Men and Women from NHANES, 2005-06 and 2007-08

	WOMEN* POR (95% CI) N=3841	MEN* POR (95% CI) N=3561
African American race/ethnicity	1.39 (1.00, 1.93)	1.40 (0.82, 2.41)
Living above poverty income	0.93 (0.72, 1.20)	0.71 (0.48, 1.04)
Higher education	0.82 (0.71, 0.94)	0.92 (0.69, 1.21)
Comorbidity	1.00 (0.87, 1.15)	0.97 (0.79, 1.19)
BMI (obese)	0.65 (0.49, 0.88)	0.91 (0.55, 1.52)
Poor/fair self-rated health	1.24 (0.86, 1.78)	1.31 (0.83, 2.05)
Vigorous physical activity	0.96 (0.68, 1.36)	0.74 (0.45, 1.20)
Low fiber intake (lowest quartile)	1.07 (0.84, 1.36)	1.40 (0.88, 2.20)
Low dietary liquid intake (lowest quartile)	1.29 (1.02, 1.64)	2.42 (1.51, 3.88)

^*All multivariable models controlled for age (in decades) and included appropriate sampling weights.