ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2016
Risk Factors for Functional Constipation in Young Children Attending Daycare Centers.
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- Osmotic and stimulant laxatives for the management of childhood constipation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Functional constipation in Thai infants and toddlers: The role of genetic-gut-brain interaction and fiber supplementation.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
- Management of Chronic Constipation: A Comprehensive Review.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Review
- Prevalence and determinants of constipation in children in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- The ten "hard" questions in pediatric functional constipation.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Review
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- Analysis of Factors Associated with Constipation in the Population with Obesity: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Obesity facts · 2024Article
- Impact of dog and/or cat ownership on functional constipation at 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children's study.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Impact of breastfeeding during infancy on functional constipation at 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children's Study.International breastfeeding journal · 2023Article
- Assessing indicators and clinical differences between functional and organic childhood constipation: a retrospective study in pediatric gastroenterology clinics.Clinical and experimental pediatrics · 2023Article
- Functional constipation in children: What physicians should know.World journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Childhood constipation: Current status, challenges, and future perspectives.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2022Article
- Relationship between family-related factors and functional constipation among Chinese preschoolers: a case-control study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Association of cesarean birth with prevalence of functional constipation in toddlers at 3 years of age: results from the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- A Narrative Review on the Update in the Prevalence of Infantile Colic, Regurgitation, and Constipation in Young Children: Implications of the ROME IV Criteria.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Review
- Paediatrics: how to manage functional constipation.Drugs in context · 2021Review
- Functional constipation in infancy and early childhood: epidemiology, risk factors, and healthcare consultation.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Children Needing Inpatient Treatment after Failed Outpatient Treatment for Fecal Impaction.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2018Article
- Laxative Choice and Treatment Outcomes in Childhood Constipation: Clinical Data in a Longitudinal Retrospective Study.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2018Article
- Early childhood risk factors for constipation and soiling at school age: an observational cohort study.BMJ paediatrics open · 2018Article
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Abstract
Our objective was to determine the risk factors associated with the development of functional constipation (FC) in young children attending daycare centers. A cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire based on the Rome III criteria was conducted in children aged 25 to 84 months from 3 randomly selected daycare centers in January 2016. The items in a questionnaire were statistically compared in the constipated and non-constipated groups. A total of 212 children were included and FC was found in 8.5%. Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that maternal history of constipation (odds ratio [OR] = 4.1, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 1.2-13.9), history of painful defecation before age 1 (OR = 10.4, 95% CI 1.1-101.3), history of painful defecation during toilet training (OR = 28.9, 95% CI 1.9-423.8), no or difficult defecation at a daycare center (OR = 5,804.6, 95% CI 134.4-250,718.4), no meat consumption (OR = 10.1, 95% CI 1.2-88.1), and 500 mL or less of water intake per day (OR = 9.9, 95% CI 0.9-99.5) were powerful predictors of FC in young children (P < 0.05). Additionally, the constipated group was significantly associated with 2 hours or less of outdoor play activities per day, entry into daycare centers before 24 months age, 6 hours or more of attendance at a daycare center per day, breastfeeding for less than 6 months, 3 meals or less per day, and 3 or fewer servings of fruits and vegetables per day (P < 0.05). The findings of this study can guide parents, daycare teachers, and clinicians in prevention, early recognition and early intervention for the risk factors associated with FC in young children.
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