Table 1. Baseline Data of the Children With Functional Constipation, in the Two Treatment Groups^a,b.

Variable	CFE Group (n = 52)	PEG Group (n = 57)	P Value
Age, months	64.6 ± 25.2	55.2 ± 31.2	0.088
Sex, Boy	33	30	0.253
Weight, Kg	20.5 ± 7.2	18.5 ± 8.9	0.202
Duration of constipation, months	31.1 ± 24.6	23.5 ± 21.8	0.090
Defecation ≤ 2 per week	41	52	0.681
Incontinence	34	37	0.958
Retentive posturing	40	37	0.169
History of previous treatment	43	51	0.305

^aValues are expressed as mean ± SD or No.

^bP > 0.05 is not significant.