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Table 3.

Effects of Lactobacillus casei Strain Shirota on Stool Consistency

Group	Baseline	Intake 1	Intake 2	Follow-up
HS	2.50 (1.13)	2.75 (0.84)^a	3.04 (1.30)^a	3.00 (1.43)^a
NS	3.25 (0.39)^b	3.63 (1.00)	3.63 (0.82)	3.25 (1.00)
SS	4.46 (0.39)^b,^c	4.50 (1.10)	4.14 (1.40)^a	4.02 (1.76)^a

P < 0.05, vs baseline.

P < 0.05, vs HS.

P < 0.05, vs NS.

HS, hard stool; NS, normal stool; SS, soft stool; intake 1, 2-week Lactobacillus casei strain Shirota (LcS) intake; intake 2, 4-week LcS intake; follow-up, 2-week following LcS intake.

Data are presented as median (interquartile range).