Table 3.
Descriptive data of bowel habits of children with functional constipation and without constipation
|
Characteristics
|
Functional constipation (n = 78), n (%)
|
Without constipation (n = 573), n (%)
|
P
value
|
| Defecation frequency | 0.0011 | ||
| Daily | 43 (55.1) | 501 (87.4) | |
| 1 d interval | 3 (3.8) | 48 (8.4) | |
| 2 d interval | 12 (15.4) | 24 (4.2) | |
| 3 d interval | 20 (25.6) | 0 (0) | |
| Incontinence | 0.0141 | ||
| Yes | 2 (2.6) | 0 (0) | |
| No | 76 (97.4) | 573 (100) | |
| Painful bowel movements | 0.0011 | ||
| Yes | 60 (76.9) | 2 (0.3) | |
| No | 18 (23.1) | 571 (99.7) | |
| H/O retentive posturing | 0.0011 | ||
| Yes | 7 (9) | 0 (0) | |
| No | 71 (91) | 573 | |
| Large diameter stool | 0.0011 | ||
| Yes | 72 (92.3) | 2 (0.3) | |
| No | 6 (7.7) | 571 (99.7) |
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Chi-square test, P value < 0.05 considered as statistically significant.