Functional Constipation and Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the General Population: Data from the GECCO Study
Table 3
Sociographic data and health problems and life satisfaction in functionally constipated participants () in the telephone survey by type of constipation (IBS-C, FC-R, and FC—see text for definitions). Data are unweighted.
Variable name
IBS-C,
FC-R,
FC,
Statistics#
ANOVA or chi-square
Pairwise post hoc test
1-2
1–3
2-3
Personal data
Age (mean, SD)
44.1 ± 1.6
44.6 ± 2.9
43.2 ± 1.5
n.s.
—
—
—
Male : female
17 : 47
12 : 24
41 : 73
n.s.
—
—
—
Height (m)
1.70 ± 0.01
1.68 ± 0.02
1.70 ± 0.01
n.s.
—
—
—
Weight (kg)
72.0 ± 2.2
65.9 ± 1.9
72.2 ± 1.5
n.s.
—
—
—
BMI
24.7 ± 0.6
23.3 ± 0.5
24.8 ± 0.5
n.s.
—
—
—
Social situation
Education: secondary+
27
9
39
n.s.
—
—
—
Full-time/part time (1)
31
25
56
1/2 versus 3/5 4 excluded: n.s.
—
—
—
Mini job, occasional (2)
9
5
11
Not working, training (3)
13
3
12
Parent time (4)
3
0
9
Retired (5)
8
3
16
Income: >2,500€/mo
24
17
39
n.s.
—
—
—
Life satisfaction
Fully (1)
15
14
40
1/2 versus 3/4:
n.s.
n.s.
Rather (2)
36
21
59
Rather not (3)
7
1
15
Not at all (4)
6
0
0
General health
Very good (1)
13
6
30
1/2 versus 3/4/5: n.s.
—
—
—
Good (2)
28
20
52
Satisfactory (3)
12
8
21
Less good (4)
8
3
9
Bad (5)
4
0
2
Health problems
Sick the last 4 wks: no
48
33
93
n.s.
—
—
—
Back pain: yes
43
22
59
n.s.
—
—
—
Circulation: yes
22
10
21
n.s.
—
—
Gynacological: yes
8/47
1/24
12/73
n.s.+
—
—
—
Urological: yes
1
4
8
n.s.+
—
—
—
Gastrointestinal: yes
29
9
22
n.s.
n.s.
#ANOVA: univariate, 3 groups, or 2 × 3 chi-square: in case of significance, pairwise post hoc comparisons; +number with secondary school finished (maturation); post hoc testing: ; ; ; +Fisher’s Exact Test; n.s.: not significant.
