Table 3.
Respondents' demographic data concerning the duration of constipation (n = 121).
| Duration of constipation | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | 6-12 months, n (%) | 1-2 years, n (%) | 2-3 years, n (%) | >3 years, n (%) | Total, n (%) | p value∗ |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 8 (18.2) | 12 (27.3) | 5 (11.4) | 19 (43.2) | 44 (36.3) | 0.544 |
| Female | 18 (23.4) | 14 (18.2) | 6 (7.8) | 39 (50.6) | 77 (63.6) | |
| Age group | ||||||
| 18-24 | 16 (24.3) | 18 (27.3) | 6 (9.1) | 26 (39.4) | 66 (54.5) | |
| 25-33 | 7 (25.9) | 5 (18.5) | 3 (11.1) | 12 (44.4) | 27 (22.3) | 0.083 |
| 34-51 | 2 (8.7) | 1 (4.3) | 1 (4.3) | 19 (82.6) | 23 (19.0) | |
| 52-64 | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 4 (3.3) | |
| >65 | — | 1 (100) | — | — | 1 (0.8) | |
| Laxatives∗∗ | ||||||
| MiraLAX | 3 (75.0) | 1 (25.0) | — | — | 4 (3.3) | 0.160 |
| Bisacodyl | 3 (17.6) | 4 (23.5) | 2 (11.8) | 8 (47.1) | 17 (14.0) | |
| Others | 5 (27.8) | 2 (11.1) | — | 11 (61.1) | 18 (14.9) | |
| Not using laxatives | 13 (16.9) | 18 (23.4) | 9 (11.7) | 37 (48.1) | 77 (63.6) | |
| CAM use | ||||||
| Yes | 5 (7.4) | 10 (14.7) | 5 (7.4) | 28 (41.2) | 48 (39.7) | 0.019 |
| No | 21 (24.7) | 16 (18.8) | 6 (7.1) | 30 (35.8) | 73 (60.3) | |
| Education | 0.057 | |||||
| None | — | — | — | 2 (100) | 2 (1.6) | |
| Primary/secondary | 2 (50.0) | — | 2 (50.0) | — | 4 (3.3) | |
| High school | 5 (14.7) | 8 (23.5) | 2 (5.9) | 10 (29.4) | 25 (20.7) | |
| University | 16 (15.8) | 17 (16.8) | 5 (5.0) | 43 (42.6) | 81 (66.7) | |
| Postgraduate | 3 (25) | 1 (8.3) | 2 (16.7) | 3 (25.0) | 9 (7.4) | |
∗Chi-squared test, ∗∗ missing data.