Research Article
Chronic Functional Constipation and Encopresis in Children in Relationship with the Psychosocial Environment
Table 1
Demographic characteristics, history, and clinical features of the patient series.
| Demographics | | | Age (median) | 10.82 | (6–15) | Sex (M) (/%) | 43/57 | 75.44% | Area of origin (urban) (/%) | 34/57 | 59.65% | History | | | Family history of functional constipation (/%) | 8/57 | 14.03% | Time lapsed from the onset of symptoms (week) to the first medical consult (urban/rural) | 7.8/11.7 | (1–17)/(5–19) | Duration of symptomatology (years) | 4.21 | (2–7) | Average duration of treatment (months) | 14 | (6–32) | Symptoms | | | Frequency of defecation/week | 1.32 | (1–3) | Encopretic episodes/month | 28.3 | (18–41) | Urinary incontinence (/%) | 9/57 | 15.78% | Abdominal pain (/%) | 34/57 | 59.64% | Stool passing pain (/%) | 46/57 | 80.70% |
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