Somatic Comorbidity in Chronic Constipation: More Data from the GECCO Study
Table 2
Sociographic data, health problems, and life satisfaction in comorbid constipation () as compared to constipated individuals with regular medication (presumed comorbidity) () and without comorbid condition (functional constipation) ().
Variable name
C with comorbidity
C with presumed comorbidity
Functional constipation
Statistics#
Post hoc tests
245
120
215
1-2
1–3
2-3
Age (mean, SD)
63.8 ± 15.8
60.6 ± 15.3
43.7 ± 15.5
n.s.
Male : female
93 : 152
37 : 83
71 : 144
n.s.
—
—
—
Height (m)
1.68 ± 0.09
1.68 ± 0.83
1.69 ± 0.93
n.s.
—
—
—
Weight (kg)
77.3 ± 16.4
76.0 ± 18.4
71.0 ± 15.6
n.s.
BMI
27.2 ± 5.2
26.9 + 6.0
24.5 ± 4.7
n.s.
Sociographic data
Education: secondary+
50
28
75
n.s.
Full-time/part time ()
56
22
112
Mini job, occasional ()
7
13
26
Not working, training ()
2
4
3
Parent time ()
1
3
11
Retired ()
149
63
27
Income: >2,500 /mo
45
31
81
n.s.
n.s.
Overall life satisfaction
Fully ()
66
48
69
n.s.
—
—
—
Rather ()
133
57
117
Rather not ()
30
11
23
Not at all ()
15
4
6
Overall general health
Very good ()
8
6
48
n.s.
Good ()
71
42
99
Satisfactory ()
90
35
41
Less good ()
48
23
20
Bad ()
27
14
6
Health problems
Sick the last 4 wks: no
150
80
172
n.s.
n.s.
Back pain: yes
177
84
125
n.s.
Circulation: yes
115
52
53
n.s.
Gynaecological: yes
8
13
21
n.s.
—
—
—
Urological: yes
56
13
13
n.s.
Gastrointestinal: yes
96
32
61
n.s.
—
—
—
Constipation symptoms
Duration (years)
12.9 ± 17.9
13.1 ± 15.7
8.9 ± 10.8
4-week prevalence
131
40
62
n.s.
To doctor
74
26
31
n.s.
n.s.
Medication
107
37
50
n.s.
<3 stools/week
83
34
79
n.s.
—
—
—
Straining
167
77
135
n.s.
—
—
—
Hard stools
188
82
161
n.s.
—
—
—
ANOVA: univariate, 3 groups, or Chi-Square: in case of significance, pairwise post hoc comparisons; +number with secondary school finished (maturation); post hoc testing: ; ; ; and n.s.: not significant.
