Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of subjects

	PEG + Placebo	PEG + Lubiprostone
	Group A (n = 221)	Group B (n = 221)
Age, Mean (SD)	45.8 (14.7)	45.9 (15.2)
Male, n (%)	154 (69.7 %)	160 (72.4 %)
Height in cm, Mean (SD)	160.9 (9.0)	161.4 (10.1)
Weight, Kg, Mean (SD)	63.3 (13.7)	61.9 (14.3)
College graduate, n (%)	95 (42.9 %)	122 (55.2 %)
Vegetarian Diet, n (%)	31 (27.6 %)	70 (31.6 %)
Rice based diet, n (%)	190 (86 %)	193 (83.7 %)
Prior colonoscopy, n (%)	60 (27.6 %)	52 (23.5 %)
Co-morbid illness, n (%)	94 (42.5 %)	79 (35.7 %)