Table 7.

Comparison of intestinal cleanliness scores by age.

LSD
Dependent variable	Age (I)	Age(J)	Mean difference (I − J)	Standard error	Significance	95% confidence interval
						Lower limit	Upper limit
BBPS	Youth	Middle aged	0.252	0.192	0.190	-0.13	0.63
		Elderly	0.271	0.200	0.176	-0.12	0.66
	Middle aged	Youth	-0.252	0.192	0.190	-0.63	0.13
		Elderly	0.020	0.099	0.843	-0.17	0.21
	Elderly	Youth	-0.271	0.200	0.176	-0.66	0.12
		Middle aged	-0.020	0.099	0.843	-0.21	0.17
Right	Youth	Middle aged	0.148	0.085	0.084	-0.02	0.32
		Elderly	0.138	0.089	0.121	-0.04	0.31
	Middle aged	Youth	-0.148	0.085	0.084	-0.32	0.02
		Elderly	-0.009	0.044	0.832	-0.10	0.08
	Elderly	Youth	-0.138	0.089	0.121	-0.31	0.04
		Middle aged	0.009	0.044	0.832	-0.08	0.10
Transverse	Youth	Middle aged	0.085	0.069	0.219	-0.05	0.22
		Elderly	0.073	0.073	0.312	-0.07	0.22
	Middle aged	Youth	-0.085	0.069	0.219	-0.22	0.05
		Elderly	-0.012	0.036	0.734	-0.08	0.06
	Elderly	Youth	-0.073	0.073	0.312	-0.22	0.07
		Middle aged	0.012	0.036	0.734	-0.06	0.08
Left	Youth	Middle aged	0.018	0.065	0.778	-0.11	0.15
		Elderly	0.059	0.068	0.383	-0.07	0.19
	Middle aged	Youth	-0.018	0.065	0.778	-0.15	0.11
		Elderly	0.041	0.034	0.222	-0.02	0.11
	Elderly	Youth	-0.059	0.068	0.383	-0.19	0.07
		Middle aged	-0.041	0.034	0.222	-0.11	0.02