Association of constipation with increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular events in elderly Australian patients

Abstract The association between constipation and cardiovascular risk is unclear. This population-level matched cohort study compared the association of constipation with hypertension and incident cardiovascular events in 541,172 hospitalized patients aged ≥ 60 years. For each constipation admission...

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Main Authors: Courtney P. Judkins, Yutang Wang, Maria Jelinic, Alex Bobik, Antony Vinh, Christopher G. Sobey, Grant R. Drummond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38068-y