TABLE 2.

OR and 95% CI for the presence of constipation in subjects of different cognitive function groups by multivariate logistic regression model.

	Normal	a-MCI		na-MCI		Dementia
		OR (95% CI)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Crude model	ref.	1.05 (0.91–1.21)	0.540	1.48 (1.25–1.74)	<0.001	1.48 (1.29–1.70)	<0.001
Model 1	ref.	1.00 (0.87–1.16)	0.991	1.47 (1.25–1.74)	<0.001	1.28 (1.11–1.48)	0.001
Model 2	ref.	1.03 (0.89–1.19)	0.715	1.41 (1.20–1.67)	<0.001	1.21 (1.04–1.40)	0.012
Model 3	ref.	1.07 (0.92–1.24)	0.408	1.30 (1.09–1.54)	0.003	1.18 (1.02–1.38)	0.032

Model 1, was adjusted for age, sex. Model 2, was adjusted for age, sex, marital status, residence location, education level and live alone. Model 3, was adjusted for age, sex, marital status, residence location, education level, live alone, smoking, alcohol consumption, hypertension, stroke/TIA, cerebral hemorrhage, headache, and heart disease. OR, odds ratio. CI, Confidence interval. a-MCI, amnestic mild cognitive impairment. na-MCI, non-amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Bold values indicate statistical significance.