Table 4 Ranking of symptoms that are most commonly experienced in the Asian studies
From: Frequency patterns of core constipation symptoms among the Asian adults: a systematic review
Symptom | Rank 1st | Rank 2nd | Rank 3rd | Rank 4th | Rank 5th | Rank 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Straining | 91.6% [25] 92.0% [25] 64.6% [32] 75.0% [27] 90.0% [29] 89.9% [30] 93.0% [33] 70.4% [22] 65.0% [27] 88.0% [28] | 95.7% [31] 79.3% [34] 70.3% [22] | 93.7% [26] | Â | Â | Â |
Sensation incomplete evacuation | 72.1% [22] 96.5% [31] | 64.2% [32] 94.9% [26] 69.0% [28] 87.0% [33] 64.8% [22] | 74.1% [34] | 69.9% [25] 69.0% [25] 61.7% [29] 61.8% [30] | 31.0% [27] 38.0% [27] | Â |
Lumpy/hard stool | 93.1% [34] | 70.0% [27] 85.8% [29] 86.2% [30] 65.0% [27] | 71.1% [25] 71.3% [25] 77.0% [33] 95.7% [31] 63.0% [22] | 58.9% [32] 38.4% [22] 88.5% [26] | Â | Â |
Sensation of anorectal blockage | Â | Â | 53.5% [22] | 46.0% [27] 62.6% [31] 46.3% [22] 43.0% [27] | 53.0% [25] 52.3% [25] 39.5% [32] 87.7% [26] 26.6% [29] 26.2% [30] 31.0% [34] 48.0% [33] | Â |
Infrequent defecations | 98.4% [26] | 74.7% [25] 74.7% [25] | 58.9% [32] 56.0% [27] 66.0% [29] 66.0% [30] 57.0% [27] | 32.8% [34] 57.0% [33] | 26.2% [22] 42.6% [22] | 57.4% [31] |
Manual maneuver | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 18.1% [25] 18.4% [25] 14.8% [32] 47.0% [26] 10.0% [27] 26.1% [29] 16.3% [22] 16.1% [30] 53.9% [31] 15.5% [34] 45.0% [33] 11.1% [22] 10.0% [27] |