Internet survey on the actual situation of constipation in the Japanese population under 70 years old: focus on functional constipation and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome

BACKGROUND: In Japan, the prevalence of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and functional constipation (FC) diagnosed by the Rome III criteria is unclear, as are the demographic profile, quality of life (QOL), and habits of persons with IBS-C or FC. METHODS: We performed an in...

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Autores principales: Kawamura, Yurika, Yamamoto, Sayuri, Funaki, Yasushi, Ohashi, Wataru, Yamamoto, Kazuhiro, Ozeki, Tomonori, Yamaguchi, Yoshiharu, Tamura, Yasuhiro, Izawa, Shinya, Hijikata, Yasutaka, Ebi, Masahide, Ogasawara, Naotaka, Sasaki, Makoto, Kasugai, Kunio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Japan 2019
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Original Article—Alimentary Tract
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6942565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31428873
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00535-019-01611-8
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: In Japan, the prevalence of constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-C) and functional constipation (FC) diagnosed by the Rome III criteria is unclear, as are the demographic profile, quality of life (QOL), and habits of persons with IBS-C or FC. METHODS: We performed an internet survey of constipation. After extracting 3000 persons fitting the composition of the general Japanese population, we investigated demographic factors, lifestyle, defecation, and laxatives. IBS-C and FC were diagnosed by Rome III criteria. Respondents also completed the Japanese IBS severity index (IBS-SI-J), Japanese IBS QOL scale (IBS-QOL-J), SF-8, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Japanese Health Practice Index (JHPI). RESULTS: There were 262 respondents with FC (8.73%) [73 men and 189 women; mean age: 49.8 ± 13.1 years; mean body mass index (BMI): 21.0 ± 3.3 g/m(2)] and 149 respondents with IBS-C (4.97%) (76 men and 73 women; mean age; 41.6 ± 13.7 years; mean BMI: 20.8 ± 3.0 kg/m(2)). Total IBS-QOL-J score were significantly lower in the IBS-C group than the FC group. With regard to SF-8, score of mental component summary (MCS) was significantly lower in the IBS-C group. The total IBS-SI-J score and item scores, except for satisfactory defecation, were significantly higher in the IBS-C group than the FC group. HADS showed a significant increase of anxiety and depression in both the groups, and the JHPI revealed insufficient sleep. CONCLUSIONS: In Japan, among the population of under 70 years old, the prevalence of IBS-C and FC (Rome III criteria) was 4.97% and 8.76%, respectively. IBS-C caused more severe symptoms than FC, resulting in impairment of QOL. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s00535-019-01611-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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