Risk Factors for Constipation in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study
 
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fatmanur Hümeyra ZENGİN Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gamze Yurtdaş Depboylu İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Nilüfer Tek Gazi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Gamze Akbulut Gazi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özge Cemali Trakya Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Neslihan Arslan Erzurum Teknik Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ayfer Beyaz Coşkun Fırat Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı Journal of the American College of Nutrition (Q2)
Dergi ISSN 0731-5724 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili Türkçe Basım Tarihi 01-2020
Kabul Tarihi 12-04-2026 Yayınlanma Tarihi
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 39 / 8 / 713–719 DOI 10.1080/07315724.2020.1727380
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2020.1727380
Özet
Aim: The objective of this study was to determine associations between physical activity, dietary fiber intake, water and fluid intake, and constipation as well as other possible risk factors for constipation in adults.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 4561 (1812 male and 2749 female) adults, aged between 18–65 years, living in Ankara, Turkey. Participants having three or fewer bowel movements per week were considered constipated. Dietary fiber and fluid intake data were ascertained from a 62-item food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). The International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF) was used to evaluate participant physical activity.Results: Of the total cohort, 16.6% were diagnosed with constipation (13.6% males, 18.5% females). Logistic regression analysis showed a significantly greater risk of constipation in participants with female gender, advancing age, being obese …
Anahtar Kelimeler
Dietary fiber intake | fluid intake | constipation | physical activity | water intake
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Risk Factors for Constipation in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

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