Table 1.
FOS Group (n = 19) | Control Group (n = 19) | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | 12.77 ± 4.37 | 13.00 ± 5.19 | 0.890 † |
Sex | |||
Female | 10 (52.6%) | 10 (52.6%) | 1.000 * |
Male | 9 (47.4%) | 9 (47.4%) | |
Number of bowel movements per week | 6.27 ± 1.32 | 5.66 ± 1.87 | 0.133 † |
Predominant stool shape and consistency | |||
Cylindrical with cracks | 13 (68.4%) | 8 (42.1%) | 0.191 * |
Scybalous | 6 (31.6%) | 11 (57.9%) | |
Straining and/or difficulty in more than 50% of bowel movements | 16 (84.2%) | 16 (84.2%) | 1.000 * |
Pain and/or crying in more than 50% of bowel movements | 11 (57.9%) | 12 (63.2%) | 1.000 * |
FOS: fructooligosaccharide; Consistency and shape: predominant occurrence (more than four times per week); * Two-tailed chi-squared test with Yates’ correction; † Two-tailed Student’s t-test, mean ± standard deviation.