Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of subjects and baseline symptom patterns in the Home biofeedback and Office biofeedback groups

	Home Biofeedback (n=50)	Office Biofeedback (n=50)
Sex
Female	50 (100%)	46 (92%)
Male	0	4 (8%)
Age, mean (SD) years	37 (12)	42 (15)
Ethnicity
White	44	42
Black	2	3
Others	4	5
Mean duration of constipation, years (Range)	12 (2–37)	15 (3–33)
Number of stools/week, mean (SEM)	5.06 (0.5)	5.71 (0.7)
Stool Consistency (BSFS, Types 1–7), mean (SEM)	3.41 (0.15)	3.24(0.2)
Stool Straining effort score (1–3), mean (SEM)	1.89 (0.08)	1.98(0.09)
Number of CSBM/week, mean (SEM)	0.68 (0.17)	1.2 (0.29)
Use of digital maneuvers to assist stooling, n (%)	24(48%)	24 (48%)
Bowel satisfaction score- VAS (mm), mean (SEM)	16.3 (2.4)	18.4 (2.9)

BSFS= Bristol stool form scale; VAS= Visual analog scale