Table 6.

The Quantity of Fecal Lactobacilli in Constipated Children and Healthy Controls

Species	Healthy Controls					Constipated Children					*P-value
	Quantities (log CFU/gram) Max Min		Range	Mean	SD	Quantities (log CFU/gram) Max Min		Range	Mean	SD
L. palntarum	6.39	5.48	0.92	6.01	0.33	4.85	4.31	0.54	4.55	0.19	<0.0001
L. paracasei	6.42	5.49	0.92	6.07	0.30	5.12	3.99	1.12	4.45	0.34	<0.0001
L. rhamnosus	6.39	5.96	0.43	6.25	0.15	4.93	4.50	0.43	4.71	0.17	<0.0043
L. reuteri	6.98	6.82	0.16	6.91	0.08	3.17	2.84	0.98	2.61	0.48	<0.0001
L. fermentum	7.02	6.90	0.11	6.95	0.06	3.58	3.27	0.30	3.46	0.16	<0.0001
L. casei	6.56	6.54	0.01	6.55	0.01	3.88	3.62	0.26	3.77	0.13	<0.2
L. acidophilus	6.51	6.25	0.25	6.35	0.13	3.58	3.40	0.18	3.49	0.09	<0.0001

Notes: *Values of P <0.05 were significantly different.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.