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Baseline patient characteristics (mean±SD).
| Characteristics | Racecadotril (n = 31) | Loperamide (n = 31) | P |
| Male/Female | 15 (48.4)/16 (51.6%) | 17 (54.8%)/14 (45.2) | 0.7997 |
| Oriental | 31 (100%) | 31 (100%) | 1 |
| Age (yr) | 38.4±15.1 | 34.7±12.3 | 0.2961 |
| Weight (kg) | 57.4±12.7 | 59.6±9.0 | 0.4339 |
| Height (cm) | 162.6±9.6 | 164.8±9.6 | 0.357 |
| BMI | 21.5±3.3 | 22.0±2.9 | 0.6074 |
