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Table 1 Characteristics of functional constipation patients

From: Physical and psychological correlates of somatic symptom in patients with functional constipation: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

N = 594

Age

46 (33, 59)

Gender

 

 Male

172 (29.0%)

 Female

421 (71.0%)

Marriage

 

 Single

44 (15.5%)

 Divorced

20 (7.0%)

 Married

220 (77.5%)

Hypertension

 

 Yes

58 (9.9%)

 No

527 (90.1%)

Diabetes Mellitus

 

 Yes

33 (5.6%)

 No

552 (94.4%)

Education

 

 Elementary school

91 (16.9%)

 Middle school

119 (22.1%)

 Junior college

98 (18.2%)

 High school

93 (17.3%)

 University degree

138 (25.6%)

Somatic symptom

 

 SOM−

298 (55.6%)

 SOM+

238 (44.4%)

PHQ-15

9 (5, 12)

PHQ-9

7 (3, 11)

GAD-7

6.0 (2.0, 11.0)

PAC-QOL

54 (38, 72)

KESS

17 (12, 21)

Stress

 

 Yes

104 (17.5%)

 No

489 (82.5%)

Sleep disorders

 

 Yes

277 (46.9%)

 No

314 (53.1%)

Reduced interest

 

 Yes

260 (44.0%)

 No

331 (56.0%)

Treatment effect

 

 ineffective

186 (36.7%)

 short-term effective

302 (59.6%)

 effective

19 (3.7%)

Puborectalis hypertrophy

 

 Abnormal

7 (5.0%)

 Normal

132 (95.0%)

IASA

 

 Abnormal

13 (9.4%)

 Normal

126 (90.6%)

Rectal pressure

 

 Abnormal

87 (57.6%)

 Normal

64 (42.4%)

CTT

 

 Abnormal

103 (49.5%)

 Normal

105 (50.5%)

Intussusception

 

 Abnormal

116 (81.1%)

 Normal

27 (18.9%)

Perineal descent

 

 Abnormal

122 (81.9%)

 Normal

27 (18.1%)

Pelvic floor dyssynergia

 

 Abnormal

8 (5.4%)

 Normal

139 (94.6%)

Pelvic floor hernia

 

 Abnormal

42 (29.2%)

 Normal

102 (70.8%)

Anterior rectocele

 

 Abnormal

87 (48.9%)

 Normal

91 (51.1%)