TABLE 2.

Demographic Characteristics of Children With Constipation or Fecal Incontinence

	Children Without Constipation/Fecal Incontinence	Children With Constipation/Fecal Incontinence
n	730 134	12 805
Age, y, median (IQR)	7 (5–9)	7 (5–9)
% Male	51.3	51.2
% Junior enlisted military parent	2.9*	3.5*
% Married parents	83.5*	87.5*
% Firstborn	39.4*	43.1*

Comparisons made between patients with and without constipation or fecal incontinence were performed by using either χ² test for categorical variables or Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables. *P < .001. IQR, interquartile range.