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Parent-described events that occurred within 3 months of onset of child’s constipation (solid bars), and events they believed caused child’s constipation (striped bars). BM - bowel movement.
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Events parents said occurred during the 3 months before child’s constipation, and children (n = 125) grouped according to whether constipation started before (solid bars) or after (striped bars) the child’s second birthday. BM - bowel movement.
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Events parents believed caused child’s constipation, and children (n =125) grouped according to whether constipation started before (solid bars) or after (striped bars) the child’s second birthday. BM - bowel movement.
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Variable Constipated (n = 125) Control (n = 95) P value Age (mo) 44 ± 13 46 ± 18 .36 Sex (%) Male 49 54 .96 Female 51 46 Family history of constipation Parents 30 40 .14 Siblings 17 14 .56 Age toilet training began (mo) 28 ± 7 27 ± 6 .24 Degree of difficulty with toilet training (0 = none, 4 = extreme) 2.1 ± 1.3 1.4 ± 1.1 <.001 Degree of difficulty passing some bowel movements (%) None 3 49 <.001 Mild 86 49 <.001 Moderate 80 10 <.001 Extreme 76 5 <.001 Degree of pain passing some bowel movements (%) None 5 56 <.001 Mild 82 40 <.001 Moderate 69 8 <.001 Severe 67 6 <.001 Children expressing worry about passing bowel movements (%) 75 8 <.001
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