From: Constipation and laxative use among people living in nursing homes in 2007 and 2013
2007 | 2013 | Odds ratioa | 95% confidence intervala | p-valuea | |
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n | 2820 | 1902 | |||
The resident is constipatedb n (%) | 994/2744 (36.2) | 697/1763 (39.5) | 1.170 | 1.013–1.350 | 0.032 |
The resident has hard stools n (%) | 542/2745 (19.7) | 383/1783 (21.5) | 1.146 | 0.972–1.350 | 0.104 |
It is strenuous to defecate n (%) | 562/2753 (20.4) | 360/1783 (20.2) | 0.985 | 0.833–1.165 | 0.860 |
The resident defecates less than three times per week n (%) | 503/2751 (18.3) | 388/1778 (21.8) | 1.334 | 1.128–1.577 | 0.001 |