Table 4.

Association between hygiene-dietary habits and the prevalence of meeting two or more Rome III criteria

		N° of Cases	Meeting Two or More Roma III Criteria (%)	p
Water intake >1500 mL	Yes	56	23.2	0.076
	No	54	31.0
Keeps regular mealtimes	Yes	78	25.2	0.286
	No	32	30.5
Fiber-rich diet	Yes	77	25.2	0.333
	No	33	30.0
Regular defecation times	Yes	33	15.1	<0.001
	No	77	39.1
Delays defecation	Yes	73	40.6	<0.001
	No	37	15.7
Defecation outside the home	Yes	43	17.3	<0.001
	No	49	41.2
Regular exercise	Yes	43	23.0	0.142
	No	67	29.4
Stress	Yes	77	37.6	<0.001
	No	33	15.7
Kind of stress	Work	55	36.2
	Family	19	43.2
	Others	3	33.3