Table 1.
Demographic data of children with functional constipation and without constipation
|
Characteristics
|
Functional constipation (n = 78), n (%)
|
Without constipation (n = 573), n (%)
|
P
value
|
| Sex | 0.0031 | ||
| Male | 38 (48.7) | 378 (66) | |
| Female | 40 (51.3) | 195 (34) | |
| Age (mean ± SD, yr) | 11.24 ± 3.51 | 12.67 ± 2.40 | 0.0012 |
| Place of residence | 0.1901 | ||
| Rural | 17 (21.8) | 156 (27.2) | |
| Urban | 61 (78.2) | 417 (72.8) | |
| Religion | 0.2141 | ||
| Muslim | 77 (98.7) | 551 (96.2) | |
| Hinduism | 1 (1.3) | 22 (3.8) |
1
Chi-square test.
2
t–test.
P value < 0.05 considered as statistically significant.