ArticleBiomedical reports2021
Association between the severity of constipation and sarcopenia in elderly adults: A single-center university hospital-based, cross-sectional study.
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- Association of obesity-related anthropometric indicators with chronic constipation and diarrhea among U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Low skeletal muscle density is a risk factor for constipation in patients on maintenance dialysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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- Correlation between Constipation Symptoms and Abdominal CT Imaging: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Sarcopenia Is Associated with Fecal Incontinence in Patients with Dysphagia: Implication for Anal Sarcopenia.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2022Article
- Defecation disorders are crucial sequelae that impairs the quality of life of patients after conventional gastrectomy.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the severity of constipation and sarcopenia in elderly adults. We conducted a single-center university hospital-based, retrospective cross-sectional study of consecutive outpatients aged ≥65 years from 2017 to 2020. Patients were included in the study if all of the following information were available from medical records: Patient's profile (age, sex, body mass index), laxative/prokinetics use, evaluation of sarcopenia, nutritional status, and questionnaires concerning the severity of constipation [Constipation Scoring System (CSS)], abdominal symptom-related quality of life (QOL) (Izumo scale) and stool shape [Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS)]. Multiple regression analysis of risk factors for high CSS score was performed. The results revealed that of the 310 eligible study subjects, [149 men (48.1%) and 161 women (51.9%); mean age, 75.7±6.1 years; mean body mass index, 23.0±3.6 kg/m
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