川东北地区老年人便秘患病率的现况调查  

Survey on the prevalence of constipation in elderly people in north-east Sichuan

作　　者：何德才[1] 王崇树[1] 魏寿江[1] 赵自星[1] 向锋[1] 杨艳[1] 田小兵[1] 王绪文 

机构地区：[1]川北医学院附属医院肛肠科,四川省南充市637000

出　　处：《中华老年医学杂志》2007年第12期944-945,共2页Chinese Journal of Geriatrics

摘　　要：目的对川东北地区老年人便秘的患病情况进行调查分析。方法采用整群、分层、随机抽样的方法,对3个城市4967例60～92岁的常住老年人进行有关便秘的问卷调查。结果川东北地区老年人便秘患病率为7.4%,并随年龄增长其患病率增高,最高达15.3%（P〈0.01）。多因素Logistic回归分析表明：女性、年龄增长、文盲及小学文化程度、农村居住人群便秘患病率高。结论随年龄增长老年人便秘的患病率增高,除年龄因素外,老年人便秘还与性别、地区、文化程度、膳食结构等因素有关。Objective To investigate the prevalence of constipation in the elderly in north-east Sichuan. Methods A total of 4967 cases, ranging from 60 to 92 years old, in 3 cities, were investigated by using a cluster random sampling methods. Results The prevalence of constipation was 7.40%, increased with aging, and reached its peak to 15.3% （P〈0. 01）. Logistic regression analysis showed that the high prevalence was correlated with female, aging, illiterate, elementary education, and the inhabitants in rural area. Conclusions The prevalence of constipation in the elderly increases with aging. Besides the aging factor, it is also correlated with gender, living area, education degree and dietary structure.

关 键 词：便秘 相关因素 川东北地区 老年人 患病率 

分 类 号：R686[医药卫生—骨科学]