Impact of dog and/or cat ownership on functional constipation at 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children's study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This investigation assessed the impact of dog and/or cat ownership during infancy on the presence of functional constipation (FC) at 3 years of age.

Methods

The fixed data of 73,936 singleton births from a large national birth cohort study commencing in 2011 were used to identify FC as estimated by Rome III at 3 years of age. Multiple logistic regression analysis was employed to search for correlations between FC development and dog and/or cat ownership in early childhood.

Results

A total of 8,459 toddlers (11.6%) met the Rome III criteria for FC at 3 years of age. Overall, 57,264 (77.5%) participants had never owned a dog or cat. We identified 7,715 (10.4%) infant-period owners, 1,295 (1.8%) current owners, and 7,762 (10.5%) long-term owners. Multivariate ana

SUBMITTER: Motoki N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666348 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature