The Relationship between the Severity of Constipation and Exercise Status in the Japanese Population according to Questionnaire Survey

Table 2

Association between the constipation scoring system (CSS) score and other variables in the multiple regression analysis.

Variables		SE	95% CI of				VIF	value
Age	-0.013	0.011	-0.035	0.009	-0.056	-1.165	1.364	0.244
Gender	-1.209	0.489	-2.170	-0.249	-0.132	-2.473	1.698	0.014
BMI	0.064	0.096	-0.124	0.252	0.036	0.668	1.690	0.505
Implementation of exercise	-1.170	0.335	-1.829	-0.512	-0.145	-3.491	1.028	0.001
Presence of disease under treatment scores	1.538	0.419	0.715	2.362	0.164	3.669	1.190	< 0.001
Use of electric bidet toilets	0.014	0.102	-0.187	0.216	0.006	0.140	1.200	0.888

Multiple regression analysis was performed with the constipation scoring system (CSS) score as the dependent variable and with age, gender, BMI, exercise state, presence of disease under treatment, and use of electric bidet toilets as independent variables. : partial regression coefficient; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval; : standardized partial regression coefficient; VIF: variance inflation factor; BMI: body mass index.