Khatri Pooja Kumari, Ali Anum Deedar, Alzadjali Najla, Bhagia Geeta, Khaliqdina Shehryar Jehangir, Aziz Sina
Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2011 Nov;61(11):1149-52.
To assess the frequency of constipation and its causative factors in 3 different populations, namely, the hospitalized patients admitted at Civil Hospital Karachi, their attendants and medical students.
A sample size of 200 was divided into 3 groups: hospitalized patients, their attendants and medical students. Frequency of constipation was expected to be greater in patients, so 100 subjects were taken from this population; while from the other 2 populations only 50 subjects were taken. The subjects were diagnosed as constipated on the basis of Rome III criteria for functional constipation and their dietary habits and physical activity were also assessed.
The frequency of functional constipation was found to be 53% in hospitalized patients, 52% in their attendants and 34% in medical students. Among the constipated individuals, 50.94% of hospitalized patients, 46.15% of attendants and 29.41% of medical students took laxatives for relief of their symptoms. Constipation was most prevalent among the age group of 18 to 30 years in all the 3 populations.
Constipation was fairly common in all 3 populations. Male to female ratio is almost equal. Physical inactivity and low fiber intake were prominent risk factors for constipation.
评估卡拉奇市民医院住院患者、其陪护人员以及医学生这3种不同人群中便秘的发生率及其致病因素。
将200名样本分为3组：住院患者、其陪护人员和医学生。由于预计患者中便秘的发生率更高，因此从该人群中选取100名受试者；而从其他2个人群中仅选取50名受试者。根据罗马III型功能性便秘标准诊断受试者是否便秘，并评估他们的饮食习惯和身体活动情况。
发现住院患者中功能性便秘的发生率为53%，其陪护人员中为52%，医学生中为34%。在便秘患者中，50.94%的住院患者、46.15%的陪护人员和29.41%的医学生使用泻药缓解症状。在所有这3种人群中，便秘在18至30岁年龄组中最为普遍。
便秘在所有这3种人群中都相当常见。男女比例几乎相等。身体活动不足和膳食纤维摄入量低是便秘的主要危险因素。
