Table 2. Total and individual scores of gastrointestinal symptoms in the 24 and 48 h following consumption of dairy desserts containing 35 g dextrose (control dessert) or different mixtures of maltitol and scFOS in the ITT population (n=36).

		Control	Dextrose 24 scFOS 11	Maltitol 35	Maltitol 30 scFOS 5	Maltitol 24 scFOS 11	Maltitol 17.5 scFOS 17.5	Dessert effect (P-value)
0–24 h	Total score	3.15±4.26a	6.46±5.85b	8.86±6.49b,c	8.53±7.10b,c	9.41±6.99b,c	10.80±7.98b,c	<0.0001
	Flatulence	1.21±1.49	2.11±2.26	3.37±2.56*	2.74±2.50*	3.68±2.46*	4.11±2.34*	<0.0001
	Borborygmi	0.70±1.31	1.49±2.01	2.11±2.40*	2.41±2.43*	1.85±2.30*	2.43±2.40*	<0.0001
	Bloating	0.70±1.69	1.40±2.20	1.60±2.24	1.74±2.15	1.82±2.41	2.17±2.72*	0.0312
	Discomfort	0.55±1.68	1.46±2.41	1.77±2.44*	1.65±2.98	2.06±2.95*	2.09±2.70*	0.0135
24–48 h	Total score	0.88±1.71a	2.34±3.55a,b	3.60±5.39b	2.62±3.57b	2.24±3.37a,b	2.71±4.26b	0.0063
	Flatulence	0.27±0.80	0.83±1.50	1.37±1.99*	1.12±1.61*	1.06±1.54*	1.20±1.78*	0.0037
	Borborygmi	0.30±0.81	0.31±0.93	0.74±1.60	0.79±1.49	0.44±1.13	0.57±1.29	0.0823
	Bloating	0.12±0.55	0.49±1.17	0.69±1.64	0.35±0.92	0.47±1.02	0.57±1.36	0.2084
	Discomfort	0.18±0.58	0.71±1.54	0.80±1.64*	0.35±1.01	0.26±0.79	0.37±1.19	0.0448

Abbreviations: ITT, intention to treat; scFOS, short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides.

Each symptom is scored between 1 and 10; data is expressed in arbitrary unit mean±s.d.

^a,b,cDesserts not sharing the same letter are significantly different (P<0.05, Dunnett's post hoc test vs the Control or Tukey's test among the five other mixtures).

^*Significant increase (Dunnett's test) in gastrointestinal symptom scores compared with 35 g dextrose, P<0.05. Other observed differences (Tukey's test) for flatulence at 24 h: maltitol 24–scFOS 11 vs scFOS 11 (P=0.0197); maltitol 17.5–scFOS 17.5 vs scFOS 11 (P=0.0005); maltitol 17.5–scFOS 17.5 vs maltitol 30–scFOS 5 (P=0.0377).