Open AccessDietary habits in Greek children with functional constipation based on Rome III criteria: a school-based, cross-sectional multivariate analysis
Author(s) -
Giorgos Chouliaras,
Panagiotis Krepis,
Ilias Bouzios,
Aglaia Zellos,
George P. Chrousos,
Eleftheria Roma-Giannikou
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2021.0626
Subject(s) - medicine , functional constipation , socioeconomic status , cross sectional study , odds ratio , logistic regression , confounding , multivariate analysis , multivariate statistics , constipation , odds , demography , population , environmental health , pediatrics , statistics , mathematics , pathology , sociology
Functional constipation (FC) is the most common gastrointestinal disorder of childhood and has a multifactorial etiology. We aimed to assess dietary habits in Greek children with FC compared to the general population (control group, CG).