Recently, as Korean eating habits have been westernized, the incidence of large intestinal disease, which has been recognized as western diseases until now, has been increasing. This study was conducted to find to association of fiber intake and
large
bowel function. this was a cross-sectional survey, the data were obtained by self-administering questionnaire and study population was adults aged more than 18 years old in Seou(N=1200). The response rate was 81.8%.
@ES The results were summarized as followed:
@EN 1) the factors associated with the bowel function was sex, habits of defections such as regularity and frequencies of defection, fecal form, gastrointestinal diseases, psychological scores, self-assessment of physical status, exercise and
alcohol
drinking.
2) the association between the amount of fiber intake and bowel function was significant. This association was still significant, when the confounders such as disease of upper digestive system and alcohol drinking were controlled.
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