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Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Jul 25;45(1):10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.01.009. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.01.009

Table 4.

Constipation-Related Symptom Intensity in Patients With and Without Constipation According to the Modified Rome III Criteria

Variables (scored 0-10)	No Constipation n = 50 Median (Q1-Q3)	Constipation n = 50 Median (Q1-Q3)	P^a
Abdominal bloating/fullness	1.0 (0-4.0)	2.5 (0.0-5.0)	0.20
Burping/ belching	1.0 (0-3.0)	3.0 (0.0-5.0)	*0.044*
Crampy abdominal pain	0.0 (0.0-3.0)	3.0 (0.0-6.0)	*0.011*
Gassy feeling	2.0 (0.0-5.0)	4.5 (2.0-6.0)	*0.027*
Early satiety	1.5 (0.0-6.0)	4.0 (00-7.0)	0.09

Q1-Q3 = first and third quartiles.

Wilcoxon two-sample test.