Table 1.

Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics.

	Lactulose group	PEG group	p-value
Patients no.	33	32
Age range:	1–13	1–14
1–5 years	19	17	0.718
6–10 years	11	10	0.858
11–14 years	3	5	0.423
Mean ± SD	5.2 ± 2.6	5.4 ± 3.1	0.779
Gender:
Male	18	18	0.890
Female	15	14	0.890
Weight (kg) Mean ± SD	18.2 ± 6.6	19.1 ± 8.2	0.627
Height (cm) Mean ± SD	102 ± 19	103 ± 21	0.841

SD, standard deviation.