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. 2014 Oct;20(4):458–468. doi: 10.5056/jnm14029

Table 1.

Baseline Demographics and Disease Characteristics of Asian and Non-Asian Women (Intent-to-Treat Analysis Set)

Variables Asian (n = 424) Non-Asian (n = 1,172) Total (N = 1,596)
Age (mean [SD], yr) 41.0 (12.92) 45.2 (13.63) 44.1 (13.57)
Baseline BMI (mean [SD], kg/m2) 22.1 (3.07) 25.2 (5.06)a 24.3 (4.81)b
Average BMs/wk (mean [SD]) 2.2 (0.98) 5.3 (3.65)c 4.5 (3.46)d
Average SBMs/wk (n [%])
  < 1 191 (45.0) 334 (28.6)c 525 (33.0)d
  1–2 213 (50.2) 203 (17.4)c 416 (26.1)d
  > 2e 20 (4.7) 632 (54.1)c 652 (40.9)d
Mean (SD) 1.1 (0.84) 3.4 (3.79)c 2.8 (3.43)d
Average SCBMs/wk (mean [SD]) 0.3 (0.45) 0.4 (0.68)c 0.4 (0.63)d
Average bisacodyl/wk (n [%])
  0 121 (28.5) 363 (31.1)c 484 (30.4)d
  < 2 161 (38.0) 322 (27.5)c 483 (30.3)d
  ≥ 2 142 (33.5) 484 (41.4)c 626 (39.3)d
Mean (SD) 1.6 (1.73) 2.1 (2.46)c 1.9 (2.30)d
Average enema/wk (mean [SD]) 0.1 (0.30) 0.1 (0.34)c 0.1 (0.33)d
Average number of days with bisacodyl/wk (mean [SD]) 0.9 (0.82) 0.9 (0.91) 0.9 (0.89)
Average number of days with bisacodyl or enema/wk (mean [SD]) 1.0 (0.87) 0.9 (0.94) 0.9 (0.92)
a

n = 1,170;

b

N = 1,594;

c

n = 1,169;

d

N = 1,593;

e

Based on patients’ diary data before the day of first dose, and the numbers of spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs)/week at baseline could be different from the investigator’s calculation at randomization in Asia-Pacific study.

n, sub-group population; N, total population; SD, standard deviation; yr, year; BMI, body mass index; BM, bowel movement; wk, week; SCBM, spontaneous complete bowel movement.