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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2014 Dec 23;60(5):1358–1365. doi: 10.1007/s10620-014-3475-x

Table 1a.

Sociodemographic and symptom status of all probands from Olmsted County, MN.

Cases (n=1185) Controls (n=1185)
Age (Median [range]) 64 [25, 93] 64 [25, 93]
Female 584 (49%) 584 (49%)
<3 BM/week 269 (23%) 189 (17%)
Hard or lumpy stools 1042 (88%) 647 (58%)
Strain 1068 (90%) 619 (54%)
Incomplete evacuation 714 (60%) 536 (47%)
Feel stool could not pass 406 (34%) 351 (31%)
Digitation 263 (22%) 196 (17%)
Laxatives 334 (28%) 304 (26%)
No loose or mushy stools 472 (40%) 411 (36%)

Values in the table are N (%) unless otherwise noted.