ReviewGastroenterology research and practice2014
Epidemiology characteristics of constipation for general population, pediatric population, and elderly population in china.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effect of Fermented Milk Containing Lactobacillus Casei Strain Shirota on Chinese People With Constipation
The Efficacy and Safety of CMTS4520 for Chronic Constipation in Adults： A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
The Efficacy and Safety of CMTS4520-Assisted Washed Microbiota Transplantation for Chronic Constipation in Adults： a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Who cites it
74 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 138 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Functional Constipation According to the Rome Criteria in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine in children constipation: a systematic review.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2019Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatments for chronic idiopathic constipation in China: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Chronic constipation: A review of literature.Medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Frequency patterns of core constipation symptoms among the Asian adults: a systematic review.BMC gastroenterology · 2017Pooled it
- Prebiotic UG1601 mitigates constipation-related events in association with gut microbiota: A randomized placebo-controlled intervention study.World journal of gastroenterology · 2019Trial
- Comparative Analysis of Live and Heat-KilledNutrients · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Distribution of Diarrhea and Constipation Among Older Adults Aged 65 Years and Older - 31 PLADs, China, 2024.China CDC weekly · 2026Article
- Bali Chronic Constipation Roundtable Report: Chronic Constipation Management in Asia.Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Article
- Factor analysis of defecation status in the general elderly population: the Yamagata Cohort Study.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2026Article
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- Integrated Management of Constipation in Hypothyroidism: Evaluating Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Interventions.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Validation of the Asian constipation assessment initiative questionnaire: a cross-sectional study on symptom reporting and constipation awareness.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With the Severity of Chronic Constipation Among Japanese University Students.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Article
- Senility, defecation disorders, sleep disorders, and non-operative spinal infections: A single-center retrospective analysis.World journal of orthopedics · 2025Article
- Cultural translation of the constipation assessment a study on the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the constipation severity index.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Protective effects of medicinal plant-derived metabolites on slow transit constipation via the ENS-ICC-SMC pathway.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence assessment of two prucalopride formulations in healthy Chinese women: a randomized, open-label, two-period, two-sequence, self-crossover study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Aging-related impairment of neurogenic chloride secretion in human colon mucosa.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Slow gut transit increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease: An integrated study of the bi-national cohort in South Korea and Japan and Alzheimer's disease model mice.Journal of advanced research · 2024Article
14 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective. To acquire more data about the epidemiologic characteristics of constipation in different kinds of populations in China. Methods. Using "constipation" and "China" as search terms; relevant papers were searched from January 1995 to April 2014. Data on prevalence, gender, diagnostic criteria, geographical area, educational class, age, race, and physician visit results were extracted and analyzed. Results. 36 trials were included. Prevalence rates of constipation in elderly population (18.1%) and pediatric population (18.8%) were significantly higher than that in general population (8.2%). Prevalence of constipation defined by non-Rome criteria was higher than that by Rome criteria in general population. Prevalence rates of constipation were different for different geographical area. People with less education were predisposed to constipation. In pediatric population, prevalence of constipation was the lowest in children aged 2-6 years. Prevalence of constipation in ethnic minorities was higher than that in Han people. People with constipation were predisposed to FD, haemorrhoid, and GERD. Only 22.2% patients seek medical advice in general population. Conclusions. In China, prevalence of constipation was lower compared with most of other countries. The factors including female gender, diagnostic criteria, geographical area, age, educational class, and race seemed to have major effects on prevalence of constipation.
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