Table 2.

Age, gender distribution, and daily stool frequency of the study subjects.

Characteristics		Group A	Group B
Age	Mean age (mean ± SD, months)	15.3 ± 6.3	15 ± 6.1
	No. of ≤6 months	2	3
	No. of 6 to 12 months	13	11
	No. of ≥12 months	26	25
Gender	No. of men	23	21
	No. of women	18	18
Mean daily stool frequency	Weeks 0 to 2	1.3	1.1
	Weeks 2 to 4	1.3	1.0
Total		41	39