Bowel movement frequency, stool consistency, and risk of disabling dementia: a population-based cohort study in Japan
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Bowel movement frequency, stool consistency, and risk of disabling dementia: a population-based cohort study in Japan
Abstract
Objectives: This population-based study aimed to evaluate the association between bowel habits from midlife and dementia.
Study design: This was a cohort study using certification records for national long-term care insurance in Japan.
Methods: Participants aged 50 to 79 years who reported bowel habits from eight districts within the Japan Public Health Center-based Prospective Study (JPHC Study) were followed from 2006 to 2016 for incident dementia. Hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were estimated for men and women separately using Cox proportional hazards models accounting for various lifestyle factors and medical histories.
Results: Among 19,396 men and 22,859 women, 1889 men and 2685 women were diagnosed with dementia. In men, the multivariable-adjusted HRs compared with bowel movement frequency (BMF) of once/day were 1.00 (95% CI: 0.87-1.14) for twice/day or more, 1.38 (1.16-1.65) for 5-6 times/week, 1.46 (1.18-1.80) for 3-4 times/week, and 1.79 (1.34-2.39) for <3 times/week (P for trend <0.001). In women, the corresponding HRs were 1.14 (0.998-1.31), 1.03 (0.91-1.17), 1.16 (1.01-1.33), and 1.29 (1.08-1.55) (P for trend = 0.043). Harder stool was associated with higher risk (P for trend: 0.0030 for men and 0.024 for women), with adjusted HRs compared to normal stool of 1.30 (1.08-1.57) for hard stool and 2.18 (1.23-3.85) for very hard stool in men, and 1.15 (1.002-1.32) and 1.84 (1.29-2.63) in women.
Conclusions: Lower BMF and harder stool were each associated with higher risk of dementia.
Keywords: Bowel habits; Bowel movement frequency; Constipation; Dementia; Microbiota; Stool consistency.
Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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