Hypohydration, Functional Constipation, and Physical Activity in Elementary School Students
Dias FC, Melli LCFL, Boilesen SN, Tahan S, Morais MB
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition · 4 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Government
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Based on 2 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2023-04-25 · J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr · vol. 77 · issue 2 · pp. 203–206
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Cited
- 6 citations · more than 77% of similar papers · 1.2× the field average
- References
- 24 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Gastrointestinal motility and disorders · Diet and metabolism studies · Infant Health and Development
- Keywords
- Medicine, Constipation, Physical activity, Functional constipation, Physical therapy, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, constipation, exercise, cross-sectional studies, students, child, female, male, correlation of data
5 authors
From BR
- Francine Canovas Dias · correspondingUniversidade Federal de São Paulo
- Lígia Cristina Fonseca Lahoz MelliUniversidade Federal de São Paulo
- Sabine Nunes BoilesenUniversidade Federal de São Paulo
- Soraia TahanUniversidade Federal de São Paulo
- Mauro Batista de MoraisUniversidade Federal de São Paulo
Abstract
This school-based, cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate whether hypohydration is related to functional constipation and physical activity in school-aged children. The study included 452 students aged 6-12 years. Hypohydration, defined as urinary osmolality >800 mOsm/kg, was more prevalent ( P = 0.002) in boys (72.1%) than in girls (57.5%). The difference in the prevalence of functional constipation according to sex (20.1% in boys and 23.8% in girls) was not statistically significant ( P = 0.81). In bivariate analysis, functional constipation was associated with hypohydration in girls (odds ratio = 1.93, 95% confidence interval: 1.07-3.49), and multiple logistic regression did not reach statistical significance ( P = 0.082). Low proportions of active commuting to school in both sexes were associated with hypohydration. However, there were no associations between functional constipation, active commuting to school, and physical activity scores. In conclusion, multiple logistic regression did not demonstrate an association between hypohydration and functional constipation in school-aged children.
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