Table 3.
Distribution of Colonic Motor Disturbances in Chronic Constipation*
| Normal Transit | Isolated Slow Transit | Defecatory Disorders | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Transit | Slow Transit | |||
| Number of subjects | 25 | 19 | 34 | 33 |
| Fasting abnormalities only | ||||
| Reduced tone only | 0 | 4 (21%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (3%) |
| Increased compliance only | 3 (12%) | 4 (21%) | 8 (24%) | 8 (24%) |
| Reduced tone and increased compliance | 0 | 1 (5%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (3%) |
| Reduced postprandial tonic response only | 6 (24%) | 2 (10%) | 3 (9%) | 4 (12%) |
| Reduced fasting tone/increased compliance and reduced postprandial response† | 1 (4%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (9%) | 1 (3%) |
| At least one abnormal fasting or postprandial parameter‡ | 10 (40%) | 9 (47%) | 18 (53%) | 14 (42%) |
*
Number (percent) of subjects with values less than 10th percentile value for controls in that category.