Chronic Functional Constipation and Encopresis in Children in Relationship with the Psychosocial Environment

Table 1

Demographic characteristics, history, and clinical features of the patient series.

Demographics
Age (median)	10.82	(6–15)
Sex (M) (/%)	43/57	75.44%
Area of origin (urban) (/%)	34/57	59.65%
History
Family history of functional constipation (/%)	8/57	14.03%
Time lapsed from the onset of symptoms (week) to the first medical consult (urban/rural)	7.8/11.7	(1–17)/(5–19)
Duration of symptomatology (years)	4.21	(2–7)
Average duration of treatment (months)	14	(6–32)
Symptoms
Frequency of defecation/week	1.32	(1–3)
Encopretic episodes/month	28.3	(18–41)
Urinary incontinence (/%)	9/57	15.78%
Abdominal pain (/%)	34/57	59.64%
Stool passing pain (/%)	46/57	80.70%