Table 5.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of different factors associated with Rome III criteria for the diagnosis of chronic constipation

		Univariate Analysis			Multivariate Analysis
		OR	IC95%	p	OR	IC95%	p
Age (years)				0.441
	20–30	1
	31–40	1.91	0.86 – 4.25	0.111
	41–50	1.46	0.70 – 3.03	0.316
	51–60	1.87	0.89 – 3.92	0.099
	61–70	2.03	0.63 – 6.59	0.238
Sex (Female/Male)		2.07	1.04 – 4.12	0.038	2.03	1.04 – 3.98	0.039
Thyroid disease (Yes/No)		1.13	0.48 – 2.64	0.784
Regular defecation times		0.38	0.22 – 0.65	0.000	0.39	0.23 – 0.67	0.001
Delays defecation		2.06	1.19 – 3.57	0.010	1.94	1.13 – 3.34	0.016
Defecation outside the home		0.4	0.23 – 0.71	0.004	0.42	0.24 – 0.72	0.005
Stress (Yes/No)		2.05	1.19 – 3.52	0.009	2.01	1.18 – 3.42	0.011