Prevalence of self-reported constipation in adults from the general population

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Fernanda Mateus Queiroz Schmidt¹  Vera Lúcia Conceição De Gouveia Santos¹  Rita De Cássia Domansky¹  Elaine Barros¹  Mariana Alves Bandeira¹  Mariana Alves De Melo Tenório¹  José Marcio Neves Jorge¹ 

关键词: Constipation;    Prevalence;    Epidemiology;    Nursing;    Cross-Sectional Studies;    Constipación;    Prevalencia;    Epidemiología;    Enfermería;    Estudios Transversales;    Constipação Intestinal;    Prevalência;    Epidemiologia;    Enfermagem;    Estudos Transversais;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000300012

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of self-reported constipation and associated factors in the general population of a Brazilian city. METHOD Secondary analysis of an epidemiological study, population-based, cross-sectional study, about bowel habits of Brazilian population. A total of 2,162 individuals were interviewed using two instruments: sociodemographic data and the adapted and validated Brazilian version of the "Bowel Function in the Community" tool. RESULTS There was a prevalence of 25.2% for the self-reported constipation, 37.2% among women and 10.2% among men. Stroke and old age were associated with constipation in the three statistical models used. CONCLUSION The prevalence found showed to be similar to the findings in the literature, although some associated factors obtained here have never been investigated.

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