Table 2.
General characteristics of the sample.
| Variables | Constipated children (39) n (%) | Nonconstipated children (40) n (%) | Total n (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex n (%) | 0.305▪ | |||
| Female | 15 (38.5) | 21 (52.5) | 36 (45.6) | |
| Male | 24 (61.5) | 19 (47.5) | 43 (54.4) | |
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| Age (months) ◊§ | 16.7 ± 8.3 | 15.6 ± 6.7 | 0.532▪ | |
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| Nutritional status n (%) | 0.597† | |||
| Underweight/normal | 31 (79.5) | 28 (71.8) | 59 (75.6) | |
| Overweight/obese | 8 (20.5) | 11 (28.2) | 19 (24.4) | |
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| Delivery n (%) | 0.084▪ | |||
| Vaginal | 12 (30.8) | 21 (52.5) | 33 (41.8) | |
| Caesarean | 27 (69.2) | 19 (47.5) | 46 (58.2) | |
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| Premature n (%) | 1.00† | |||
| Yes | 3 (7.7) | 3 (7.5) | 6 (7.6) | |
| No | 36 (92.3) | 37 (92.5) | 73 (92.4) | |
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| Family history of constipation n (%) | 0.016▪ | |||
| Yes | 28 (71.8) | 17 (42.5) | 45 (57) | |
| No | 11 (28.2) | 23 (57.5) | 34 (43) | |
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| Breastfeeding duration (days) ∗ | 120 (60; 240) | 270 (180; 360) | 0.006▪ | |
§Mean ± standard deviation. ▪Pearson's chi-square test. †Fisher's exact test. ◊Student's t-test. ∗Median and percentiles (25th and 75th), Mann-Whitney test.