Effectiveness of laxatives in elderly - a cross sectional study in nursing homes

BMC Geriatrics

Table 5 Independent predictors for altered bowel function.

	Statistics
	OR¹	CI²	p-value
Gender (female)	1.46	0.69 - 3.07	0.32
Age (years)	1.01	0.96 - 1.06	0.67
Cancer disease (previous or present)	0.26	0.09 - 0.71	< 0.01
MNA³ sum score	0.89	0.81 - 0.97	< 0.01
Anxiety/depression	0.46	0.24 - 0.86	0.02

Stepwise backward logistic regression analyses
¹ Odds ratio
² 95% confidence interval
³ Mini Nutritional Assessment^® (score 0-30: <17 malnourished, 17-23.5 at risk of malnutrition, 24-30 normal nutritional status)

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