Association between frailty and chronic constipation and chronic diarrhea among American older adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Abstract Background This study was to explore the relationship between chronic constipation, chronic diarrhea, and frailty in older Americans. Methods This cross-sectional study selected a total of 4241 community-dwelling individuals aged 60 years and older from the 2005–2010 National Health and Nut...

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Main Authors: Xuna Liu, Yiwen Wang, Lin Shen, Yating Sun, Beibei Zeng, Boxu Zhu, Fei Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04438-4