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SynthesisBMC gastroenterology2008

Epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania: a systematic review.

George Peppas, Vangelis G Alexiou, Eleni Mourtzoukou, Matthew E Falagas

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in BMC gastroenterology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 123 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

123 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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  9. Interventions for preventing postpartum constipation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015
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  10. Interventions for treating postpartum constipation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
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  11. Lactulose versus Polyethylene Glycol for Chronic Constipation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2010
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

George PeppasAlfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece. peppasgr@yahoo.gr
Vangelis G Alexiou
Eleni Mourtzoukou
Matthew E Falagas

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to review the literature regarding the epidemiology of constipation in Europe and Oceania and the associated prevalence/risk factors.

methodsTwo reviewers performed PubMed searches and a hand search of references. A study was considered eligible for inclusion if it reported data about the prevalence of constipation in any population, free of other gastrointestinal disorders, in Europe and Oceania. Studies were evaluated for quality. Data regarding the setting, type of study, definition of constipation, study population, prevalence of constipation, factors associated with increased odds for constipation, and the female to male ratio, were collected.

resultsThe 21 reviewed studies depict prevalence rates in 34 different population groups ranging widely from a low 0.7% to a high 81%. In the general population of Europe the mean value of the reported constipation rates is 17,1 % and the median value 16.6%. Among the studies conducted in Oceania, the mean value of constipation prevalence was 15.3%. Female gender, age and socioeconomic and educational class seem to have major effect on constipation prevalence. A number of various other risk factors are, less clearly, associated with constipation.

conclusionThis systematic review depicts the high prevalence and related risk factors of a disorder that decreases the health-related quality of life and has major economic consequences.

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ConstipationDietFranceHumansLife StyleOceaniaPrevalenceRisk FactorsSocioeconomic Factors

Identifiers

PMID18269746
PMCPMC2258300

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