Factors correlated with drug use for constipation: perspectives from the 2016 open Japanese National Database.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of chronic constipation is increased in females and with age or environmental (low temperature), racial, socioeconomic, and habitual risk factors. The impact of low outside temperature on constipation drug use remains unclear. Here, we investigated risk factors for constipation drug use by evaluating data from the Japanese National Database.

Methods

This ecological study used the 2016 open Japanese National Database of health insurance claims (prescriptions) to acquire the number of health insurance prescription claims in all 47 prefectures for drugs to relieve constipation, antihypertensives, vasodilators, as well as medical check-ups and questionnaire responses. Internet survey on room temperatures in 2010 were also used. Pearson correlation coeff

SUBMITTER: Mihara H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7444268 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature