Larger vegetable intake helps patients with constipation: socioeconomic analysis from United States-based matched cohorts.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Constipation is one of the most common gastrointestinal complaints in the United States, and multiple interventions and behavioral changes are often required to alleviate it. Vegetables are often one of the diet recommendations for constipated patients, but the amount required for constipation impact is still limited.

Methods

We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study with the 2006 to 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database. Patients >20 years old were stratified into four quartiles of vegetable intake. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine the association between vegetable intake and constipation status as recorded in the database.

Results

A total of 13,832 patients were included in the study. The ave

SUBMITTER: Suenghataiphorn T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332649 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature