Table 4.

Stool characteristics at Baseline, Day 70, and Day 112.

			Stool consistency, n (%)
Group (n)	Stool frequencya	P value	Hard	Formed	Soft	Unformed or seedy	Watery	P value
Baseline
Control (82)	3.0 ± 0.2	0.440	0 (0%)	2 (2%)	42 (51%)	36 (44%)	2 (2%)	0.937
PDX/GOS (79)	2.7 ± 0.2		0 (0%)	4 (5%)	38 (48%)	34 (43%)	3 (4%)
Day 70
Control (66)	2.1 ± 0.2	0.958	0 (0%)	1 (2%)	36 (57%)	24 (38%)	2 (3%)	0.395
PDX/GOS (65)	2.1 ± 0.2		0 (0%)	0 (0%)	41 (67%)	19 (31%)	1 (2%)
Day 112
Control (62)	1.9 ± 0.2	0.099	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	42 (70%)	16 (27%)	2 (3%)	0.915
PDX/GOS (60)	2.3 ± 0.2		0 (0%)	4 (7%)	30 (55%)	19 (35%)	2 (4%)

^aMean ± standard error (SE) stool frequency. Means for Baseline, Day 70, and Day 112 are based on 24-h recall at study visits.