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Table 3.

Symptom burden in first-degree-relatives (FDR) with chronic constipation (CC)

	Number of chronic constipation symptoms

	2 symptoms n (%)	3 symptoms n (%)	4 symptoms n (%)

Male (n=298)	161 (54.0%)	115 (38.6%)	22 (7.4%)
Female^# (n=272)	103 (37.9%)	119 (43.8%)	50 (18.4%)

Age ≤ 57^§ (n=293)	133 (45.4%)	124 (42.3%)	36 (12.3%)
Age > 57 (n=277)	131 (47.3%)	110 (39.7%)	36 (13.0%)

Case (n=279)	129 (46.2%)	115 (41.2%)	35 (12.5%)
Control (n=291)	135 (46.4%)	119 (40.9%)	37 (12.7%)

SSC^* ≤ 0.67^§ (n=291)	156 (53.6%)	107 (36.8%)	28 (9.6%)
SSC > 0.67 (n=279)	108 (38.7%)	127 (45.5%)	44 (15.8%)

^§

Overall median value

p<0.001(Spearman correlation)

p<0.001(chi-square test)

SSC, somatic symptom checklist