Constipation and laxative use among people living in nursing homes in 2007 and 2013

BMC Geriatrics

Table 4 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with constipation^a

	Simple OR (95% CI)	Multiple OR (95% CI)
Year 2013^b	1.151 (1.018–1.302)	1.162 (1.006–1.342)
Older age	1.002 (0.994–1.011)
Female sex	1.123 (0.985–1.279)
Higher ADL score	0.885 (0.875–0.895)	0.883 (0.870–0.896)
Higher cognitive score^c	0.949 (0.941–0.956)	1.002 (0.991–1.012)
People prescribed opioids	1.748 (1.516–2.017)	1.610 (1.361–1.905)
People prescribed anticholinergic drugs	1.440 (1.200–1.727)	1.264 (1.020–1.564)

^aDefined as constipated if one or more of the three questions; (i) “Does the resident have hard stools?”, (ii) “Is it strenuous for the resident to defecate?”, and (iii) “Does the resident defecate less than three times per week?” were answered with a “yes”. ^bReference year 2007. ^cCognitive score ranges from 0 to 27 points and a score of less than 24 is considered to indicate cognitive impairment. The multiple model includes significant variables from the simple model. ADL, activities in daily living; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio

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