Predictors of slow colonic transit in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity66 @entity28 @entity146 @entity5419 @entity565 @entity2438 @entity1142 @entity484
PURPOSE: Slow transit @entity1142 (STC) and functional fecal retention (FFR) are two forms of severe intractable @entity1142 in childhood diagnosed by nuclear transit studies (NTS). This retrospective study aims to identify the predicting factors for STC and FFR by looking at the association with @entity146 ( @entity146 ), @entity28 , family history of @entity1142 and @entity66 . @entity1 AND METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted on @entity1 with intractable @entity1142 referred for NTS between 1st April 2003 and 1st April 2014. Comparisons were made between STC, FFR and normal transit @entity1 with regards to @entity146 , @entity28 (BMI z score  >95th percentile), family history of @entity1142 in first and second-degree relatives and @entity66 which included @entity5419 , @entity565 and @entity484 . RESULTS: Between 2003 and 2014, 97 @entity1 were referred for a NTS. Out of 36 @entity1 with @entity146 , 21 (58.3  %) had STC and 13 (36.1  %) had FFR (p  <  0.05). 15.8  % of @entity1 with @entity1142 were @entity28 , compared to 6.4  % in the general Australian paediatric population (p  <  0.05). There was no significant association between @entity1142 and @entity66 or family history. CONCLUSION: @entity146 , in particular @entity2438 , are useful predictors of STC and FFR in @entity1 . @entity28 may be associated with a higher risk of developing chronic @entity1142 .
