Lifestyle, psychological stress, and incidence of adolescent constipation: results from the Toyama birth cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to clarify the predisposing factors for adolescent constipation in a longitudinal study, because while factors associated with childhood constipation have been reported, prospective studies on the incidence of constipation are lacking.

Methods

We enrolled 5540 adolescents aged 12 to 13 years from the Toyama Birth Cohort Study-a community-based prospective study examining children's health. The incidence of constipation, defined as bowel movement frequency of less than once every 2 days, was surveyed during the three-year period from baseline (grade 4) to follow-up (grade 7). Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to explore the association between the incidence of adolescent constipation and their lifestyle variables.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Yamada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7789557 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature