TY - JOUR
T1 - Constipation in Australian women: Prevalence and associated factors
AU - Chiarelli, P.
AU - Brown, W.
AU - McElduff, P.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments. The Women’s Health Australia project, which was conceived and developed by groups of interdisciplinary researchers at the Universities of Newcastle and Queensland, is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care. The contribution of all members of the WHA team, particularly the data manager Jean Ball and research assistants Lyn Adamson and Joy Goldsworthy, is gratefully acknowledged. We would also like to thank all the participants for their contribution to this project, Kimberley-Clarke Pty Ltd for specific assistance with the incontinence and constipation studies, and Professor Nick Talley of Sydney University for his review of an early draft of the paper.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - A postal health survey was completed by 14,761 young women (aged 18-23 years), 14,070 middle-aged women (45-50 years) and 12,893 older women (70-75 years). The prevalence of constipation was 14.1% (CI 13.5-14.7) in young women, 26.6% (CI 25.9-27.4) in middle-aged women, and 27% (CI 26.9-28.5) in the older women. The prevalence of hemorrhoids was 3.2% (CI 2.9-3.4 young), 17.7% (CI 17.1-18.4 middle-aged) and 18.3% (CI 17.6-19.0 older). In the middle-aged and older women, those who reported previous gynecologic surgery were between 18% and 63% more likely to report constipation; in the younger cohort, women with one or two children were also more likely to report constipation (adjusted OR 1.43-1.46). One-third of the young women and half the middle-aged and older women had sought help for constipation; the majority indicated that they were satisfied with the help available to them.
AB - A postal health survey was completed by 14,761 young women (aged 18-23 years), 14,070 middle-aged women (45-50 years) and 12,893 older women (70-75 years). The prevalence of constipation was 14.1% (CI 13.5-14.7) in young women, 26.6% (CI 25.9-27.4) in middle-aged women, and 27% (CI 26.9-28.5) in the older women. The prevalence of hemorrhoids was 3.2% (CI 2.9-3.4 young), 17.7% (CI 17.1-18.4 middle-aged) and 18.3% (CI 17.6-19.0 older). In the middle-aged and older women, those who reported previous gynecologic surgery were between 18% and 63% more likely to report constipation; in the younger cohort, women with one or two children were also more likely to report constipation (adjusted OR 1.43-1.46). One-third of the young women and half the middle-aged and older women had sought help for constipation; the majority indicated that they were satisfied with the help available to them.
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U2 - 10.1007/s001920050073
DO - 10.1007/s001920050073
M3 - Article
C2 - 10805262
AN - SCOPUS:0034050344
SN - 0937-3462
VL - 11
SP - 71
EP - 78
JO - International Urogynecology Journal
JF - International Urogynecology Journal
IS - 2
ER -