Functional constipation in Thai infants and toddlers: The role of genetic-gut-brain interaction and fiber supplementation

Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analysis of the factors associated with functional constipation

Variables	Crude OR (95%CI)	P value	Adjust OR (95%CI)	P value
Age > 1 year	4.15 (2.83-6.07)	< 0.001a	3.36 (2.29-4.94)	< 0.001a
First degree relatives with a history of constipation	2.68 (2.03-3.54)	< 0.001a	2.48 (1.85-3.35)	< 0.001a
Family debt	1.31 (1.01-1.70)	0.039a	1.30 (0.99-1.72)	0.067
Child atopic disease	1.54 (1.09-2.18)	0.02a	1.27(0.88-1.84)	0.193
Inadequate fruit and vegetable consumption	2.39 (1.64-3.50)	0.001a	1.19 (0.89-1.57)	0.293
Probiotics supplement
Past	1.98 (1.34-2.94)	0.001a	1.41 (0.92-2.17)	0.112
Current	2.12 (1.39-3.24)	< 0.001a	1.55 (0.98-2.46)	0.059
Supplementary fiber
Past	4.49 (2.68-7.50)	< 0.001a	3.26 (1.89-5.62)	< 0.001a
Current	10.20 (4.83-21.52)	< 0.001a	7.85 (3.56-17.30)	< 0.001a
Stressful life events in family	1.59 (1.19-2.12)	0.002a	1.41 (1.03-1.93)	0.029a

^aP < 0.05.

OR: Odds ratio.