Before propensity score matched Before propensity score matched After propensity score matched After propensity score matched
Constipation (N =102467) Non-constipation (N =102467) ASD Constipation (N =82421) Non-constipation (N =82421) ASD
Age <0.001 0.048
<20 15501 (15.1) 15501 (15.1) 13276 (16.1) 13395 (16.3)
20-39 31798 (31.0) 31798 (31.0) 25192 (30.6) 25115 (30.5)
40-64 30822 (30.1) 30822 (30.1) 24699 (30.0) 24207 (29.4)
≥65 24346 (23.8) 24346 (23.8) 19254 (23.4) 19704 (23.9)
Mean ± SD 44.1 ± 22.7 44.1 ± 22.7 <0.001 43.6 ± 22.8 43.7 ± 23.0 0.008
Gender <0.001 0.001
Female 68983 (67.3) 68983 (67.3) 56360 (68.4) 56405 (68.4)
Male 33484 (32.7) 33484 (32.7) 26061 (31.6) 26016 (31.6)
Hypertension 18188 (17.8) 12651 (12.3) 0.152 12212 (14.8) 12289 (14.9) 0.003
Hyperlipidemia 5500 (5.4) 3728 (3.6) 0.083 3684 (4.5) 3663 (4.4) 0.001
Chronic liver disease 3829 (3.7) 2060 (2.0) 0.103 2109 (2.6) 2044 (2.5) 0.005
Chronic kidney disease 1042 (1.0) 638 (0.6) 0.044 558 (0.7) 624 (0.8) 0.009
Diabetes 9368 (9.1) 5495 (5.4) 0.146 5556 (6.7) 5442 (6.6) 0.006
COPD 2622 (2.6) 1337 (1.3) 0.091 1374 (1.7) 1337 (1.6) 0.004
Autoimmune disease 966 (0.9) 584 (0.6) 0.043 571 (0.7) 569 (100.0) <0.001
Corticosteroids 25401 (24.8) 14964 (14.6) 0.258 14855 (18.0) 14796 (18.0) 0.002
Antihistamines 71110 (69.4) 51862 (50.6) 0.391 51741 (62.8) 51862 (62.9) 0.003