Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 553-556.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.06.004

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Prevalence and risk factors of chronic constipation in elderly patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis

TANG Fang, ZHANG Kaidi, LI Zuolin, ZHANG Liuping, LI Mengting   

  1. Department of Nephrology, Zhongda Hospital Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, China
  • Received:2024-01-20 Online:2024-06-20 Published:2024-06-19
  • Contact: LI Mengting, Email: mengting1019@126.com

Abstract: Objective To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of chronic constipation in the elderly patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Methods A total of 116 elderly patients undergoing MHD in Blood Purification Center of Zhongda Hospital from January to June 2023 were enrolled in this study. The constipation assessment sacle(CAS) was used to evaluate the level of constipation in the elderly patients receiving MHD.Pearson correlation analysis was used to explore the correlation between chronic constipation and related indicators. Logistic regression analysis was used to explore the risk factors for chronic constipation in the elderly patients receiving MHD. Results In this study, 58 (50.0%) elderly patients receiving MHD presented with constipation. Pearson correlation analysis found that the total constipation score was positively correlated with the levels of BMI, total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), total body water (TBW), body fat mass content (BFM) and obesity degree (P<0.05). Binary Logistic regression analysis showed that TC, TG, TBW, BFM and obesity degree were the independent risk factors for constipation in the elderly patients receiving MHD (P<0.05). Conclusions The prevalence of constipation in the elderly patients receiving MHD is high. The levels of TC, TG, TBW, BFM and obesity degree show significant effects on constipation in the elderly patients receiving MHD.

Key words: aged, hemodialysis, chronic constipation, prevalence rate, risk factor

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