ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Functional Constipation and Anorexia in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study (KFACS).
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- Impact of resistant starch type 3 on fecal microbiota and stool frequency in Thai adults with chronic constipation randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Malnutrition and Sarcopenia in Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders: Mechanisms, Assessment, and Management.Current gastroenterology reports · 2026Review
- Factors Associated with Malnutrition in Thai Patients with Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Article
- Constipation: a neglected condition in older emergency department patients.Internal and emergency medicine · 2024Review
- A survey on functional constipation and its risk factors in older people in Shahreza, Iran.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Untangling the Complex Interplay between Social Isolation, Anorexia, Sarcopenia, and Mortality: Insights from a Longitudinal Study.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2023Article
- Functional Constipation is Associated with a Decline in Word Recognition 2 Years Later in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Anorexia is a relevant geriatric syndrome because it accounts for most malnutrition in older adults. Constipation has been suggested as a risk factor for anorexia. This study aimed to examine the association between anorexia and functional constipation in community-dwelling older adults. Data on 899 subjects aged 72-86 years were obtained from a follow-up survey of the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Study in 2018. Anorexia was assessed using the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ), while functional constipation was diagnosed based on Rome IV criteria. Anorexia and functional constipation were present in 30.9% and 19.6% of the participants, respectively. Age, female sex, chewing problems, malnutrition, polypharmacy, low Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) score, depressed mood, low serum albumin, and functional constipation were associated with anorexia in the univariate analysis. In the multivariate logistic regression, functional constipation was associated with anorexia (OR 1.478, 95% CI 1.038-2.104) after adjusting for age, female sex, and MMSE score. However, after further adjusting for depressed mood (OR 2.568) and chewing problems (OR 2.196), the relationship was no longer significant. This study showed that functional constipation is associated with anorexia in community-dwelling older adults, but this association is confounded by depressed mood and chewing problems.
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