Table 1.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Children Receiving Soap Suds Enema Therapy

Number of patients	512
Mean age in years (range), No. (%)	7.8 (0.7-23)
Girls, No. (%)	270 (53)
Race/Ethnicity, No. (%)
Hispanic, No. (%)	243 (47)
African American, No. (%)	102 (20)
Caucasian, No. (%)	382 (75)
Other, No. (%)	28 (5)
Constipation history, No. (%)	193 (38)
Enema dose, mL/kg (range), No. (%)	16.4 (2-35)
Significant medical history, No. (%)*	314 (61)
Developmental delay, No. (%)	83 (16)
Gastrointestinal, No. (%)	72 (14)
Abdominal surgery, No. (%)	54 (11)
Cardiac disease, No. (%)	11 (2)
Sickle cell disease, No. (%)	11 (2)
Urinary tract infections, No. (%)	8 (2)

^*Including 249 (79%) with multiple diagnoses