Title: Prevalence of constipation in adults with obesity class II and III and associated factors
Version: 4 Date: 05 Jan 2021
Reviewer:  Vera Lucia Conceicao De Gouveia Santos
Reviewer's report:
The authors replied almost all questions but there are still some of them without satisfactory
reply:
1. The authors did not reply about two instruments for data collection:
- Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ): maybe it is recognizable by dietitians but not necessarily
for other health professionals. My previous demand was related to the need of reference about
the original instrument and also the culturally adapted and validated for Brazilians) or even just
translated).
- Bristol Stool Form Scale: as the manuscript will be published in an international Journal, it is
important to clarify that the authors applied the original version of this instrument instead of the
culturally adapted and validated for Brazilians (Martinez AP, Azevedo GR. Rev. Latino-Am.
Enfermagem May/June 2012;20(3). https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000300021.)
2. Related to the authors´ reply about the bowel movements cathegorization, it was not
satisfactory as the range 3-4 and/or 1-4 times/ week includes both normal and abnormal
frequencies.
3. References: as the authors changed the sequence of Background content and included some
other references, it will be necessary to revise the references numbers according to their
insertions in the text.
Title: Prevalence of constipation in adults with obesity class II and III and associated factors
Version: 4 Date: 05 Jan 2021
Reviewer:  Vera Lucia Conceicao De Gouveia Santos
Reviewer's report:
The authors replied almost all questions but there are still some of them without satisfactory
reply:
1. The authors did not reply about two instruments for data collection:
- Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ): maybe it is recognizable by dietitians but not necessarily
for other health professionals. My previous demand was related to the need of reference about
the original instrument and also the culturally adapted and validated for Brazilians) or even just
translated).
- Bristol Stool Form Scale: as the manuscript will be published in an international Journal, it is
important to clarify that the authors applied the original version of this instrument instead of the
culturally adapted and validated for Brazilians (Martinez AP, Azevedo GR. Rev. Latino-Am.
Enfermagem May/June 2012;20(3). https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000300021.)
2. Related to the authors´ reply about the bowel movements cathegorization, it was not
satisfactory as the range 3-4 and/or 1-4 times/ week includes both normal and abnormal
frequencies.
3. References: as the authors changed the sequence of Background content and included some
other references, it will be necessary to revise the references numbers according to their
insertions in the text.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Prevalence of constipation in adults with obesity class II and III and associated factors
Version: 4 Date: 05 Jan 2021
Reviewer:  Vera Lucia Conceicao De Gouveia Santos
Reviewer's report:
The authors replied almost all questions but there are still some of them without satisfactory
reply:
1. The authors did not reply about two instruments for data collection:
- Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ): maybe it is recognizable by dietitians but not necessarily
for other health professionals. My previous demand was related to the need of reference about
the original instrument and also the culturally adapted and validated for Brazilians) or even just
translated).
- Bristol Stool Form Scale: as the manuscript will be published in an international Journal, it is
important to clarify that the authors applied the original version of this instrument instead of the
culturally adapted and validated for Brazilians (Martinez AP, Azevedo GR. Rev. Latino-Am.
Enfermagem May/June 2012;20(3). https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692012000300021.)
2. Related to the authors´ reply about the bowel movements cathegorization, it was not
satisfactory as the range 3-4 and/or 1-4 times/ week includes both normal and abnormal
frequencies.
3. References: as the authors changed the sequence of Background content and included some
other references, it will be necessary to revise the references numbers according to their
insertions in the text.
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