The Relation between Psychiatric Diagnoses and Constipation in Hospitalized Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
The association between psychiatric diagnoses and constipation (stratified for age).
Psychiatric diagnoses
18 to 60 years
60 years and older
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Period prevalence of constipation (% ())
Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Period prevalence of constipation (% ())
Adjusted odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Adjustment disorders
6.0% (16/267)
1.00 (reference)
5.7% (5/87)
1.00 (reference)
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
16.1% (170/1054)
1.52 (0.83 to 2.78)
49.8% (142/285)
5.72 (2.01 to 16.28)
Depressive disorders
12.5% (65/518)
1.28 (0.70 to 2.33)
40.9% (110/269)
4.94 (1.77 to 13.73)
Personality disorders
17.2% (94/548)
1.68 (0.92 to 3.08)
47.1% (32/68)
5.20 (1.68 to 16.12)
Delirium, dementia, and amnestic and cognitive disorders
13.2% (21/159)
1.42 (0.68 to 2.99)
34.6% (92/266)
4.45 (1.58 to 12.50)
Alcohol-related disorders
13.8% (29/210)
1.56 (0.78 to 3.13)
18.7% (29/155)
3.59 (1.21 to 10.68)
Bipolar disorders and other mood disorders
19.4% (48/247)
1.60 (0.91 to 3.15)
40.2% (35/87)
3.38 (1.08 to 10.57)
Anxiety disorders
10.7% (17/159)
1.14 (0.53 to 2.45)
32.7% (17/52)
4.18 (1.28 to 13.66)
Pervasive developmental disorders
12.8% (12/94)
2.03 (0.84 to 4.90)
100% (1/1)
NE
Rest group
9.7% (7/72)
1.00 (0.36 to 2.82)
45.0% (9/20)
6.52 (1.58 to 27.00)
All categories were adjusted for gender, age, the use of antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, calcium supplements, iron supplements, diuretics, NSAIDs, opioids, lithium, sympathicomimetics, anticholinergics, and benzodiazepines. Significant at a 5% level. NE = not estimable.
