Overweight status, abdominal circumference, physical activity, and functional constipation in children.

Francine Canovas Dias Sabine Nunes Boilesen Soraia Tahan Ligia Cristina Fonseca Lahoz Melli Mauro Batista de Morais

Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2023)

Functional constipation was associated with a greater abdominal circumference in girls in the bivariate analysis, however, without association in the logistic regression model. Boys with functional constipation consumed higher quantities of fat. No association was found between functional constipation, overweight status, and physical activity.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body mass index
irritable bowel syndrome
weight loss
young adults
sleep quality
data analysis