Research Article
Fecal Microbiota and Diet of Children with Chronic Constipation
Table 2
General characteristics of the sample.
| | Variables | Constipated children (39) (%) | Nonconstipated children (40) (%) | Total
(%) | value |
| | Sex (%) | | | | 0.305 | | Female | 15 (38.5) | 21 (52.5) | 36 (45.6) | | | Male | 24 (61.5) | 19 (47.5) | 43 (54.4) | |
| | Age (months) | 16.7 ± 8.3 | 15.6 ± 6.7 | | 0.532 |
| | Nutritional status (%) | | | | 0.597 | | Underweight/normal | 31 (79.5) | 28 (71.8) | 59 (75.6) | | | Overweight/obese | 8 (20.5) | 11 (28.2) | 19 (24.4) | |
| | Delivery (%) | | | | 0.084 | | Vaginal | 12 (30.8) | 21 (52.5) | 33 (41.8) | | | Caesarean | 27 (69.2) | 19 (47.5) | 46 (58.2) | |
| | Premature (%) | | | | 1.00 | | Yes | 3 (7.7) | 3 (7.5) | 6 (7.6) | | | No | 36 (92.3) | 37 (92.5) | 73 (92.4) | |
| | Family history of constipation (%) | | | | 0.016 | | Yes | 28 (71.8) | 17 (42.5) | 45 (57) | | | No | 11 (28.2) | 23 (57.5) | 34 (43) | |
| | Breastfeeding duration (days) | 120 (60; 240) | 270 (180; 360) | | 0.006 |
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Mean ± standard deviation. Pearson’s chi-square test. Fisher’s exact test. Student’s -test. Median and percentiles (25th and 75th), Mann-Whitney test.
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