Table 3 Characteristics of the patients in the polyethylene glycol (PEG) and placebo groups at the end of the treatment period.

Characteristic	PEG	placebo	p Value
Caecal diameter (cm)	3.4 (0.2)	5.6 (0.8)	0.017
Ascending colon diameter (cm)	3.1 (0.1)	4.6 (0.5)	0.018
Transverse colon diameter (cm)	3.0 (0.06)	4.2 (0.4)	0.014
Abdominal circumference (cm)	92.2 (1.1)	101.3 (2.9)	0.008
Stool evacuations (n/day)	1.4 (0.1)	0.6 (0.1)	0.001
Flatus evacuations (n/day)	2.4 (0.1)	1.5 (0.3)	0.032
Relapse (n)	0	5	0.04

Values are mean (SEM).