Constipation and Cardiovascular Mortality Risk in Patients With Hypertension: A Long-Term Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Whether constipation serves as a risk factor for mortality in hypertensive patients remains an open question. The purpose of the study was to investigate the association of constipation in hypertensive patients with the prognosis for mortality. Methods: The study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted in 2009-2010 involving hypertensive individuals. Constipation was self-reported over the past 12 months. Cox regression analyses, adjusted for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, were employed to assess the association between constipation and all-cause mortality, as well as cardiovascular mortality. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were conducted to explore variations in the relationship across different demographic and

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12490922 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature