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Table 5.

Comparison ofb Laxatives Between Patients With and Without Constipation According to the Modified Rome III Criteria

	No Constipation n = 50	Constipation n = 50	P^a
Opioid MEDD median (range)	45.0 (17.5-8)	91.6 (40.0-330.0)	*0.0034*
Laxative EDD median (range)	1.5 (0.0-3.0)	3.0 (1.0-6.0)	*0.0098*

MEDD = mean equivalent daily dose; EDD = equivalent daily dose.

Wilcoxon two-sample test.