Table 5.
Stool characteristics at Days 14, 30, 60, 90, and 120a
| Stool | Overall | Stool consistency, n (%) | Overall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Group (n) | frequencyb | P | hard | formed | soft | Unformed or seedy | watery | P |
| 14 | Control (173) | 2.9 ± 0.2 | 0.352 | 3 ( 2) | 5 (3 ) | 67 (40) | 87 (52) | 6 (4) | 0.679 |
| EHF (170) | 3.3 ± 0.2 | 2 (1) | 8 (5) | 74 (45) | 76 (46) | 6 (4) | |||
| AAF (156) | 3.2 ± 0.2 | 2 (1) | 4 (3) | 69 (45) | 75 (49) | 4 (3) | |||
| 30 | Control (140) | 3.6 ± 0.2 | < 0.001*† | 3 (2) | 5 (4) | 74 (53) | 53 (38) | 5 (4) | < 0.001*† |
| EHF (121) | 3.4 ± 0.2 | 1 (1) | 5 (4) | 67 (54) | 46 (37) | 4 (3) | |||
| AAF (123) | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 21 (18) | 43 (36) | 48 (40) | 7 (6) | 0 (0) | |||
| 60 | Control (125) | 3.0 ± 0.1 | < 0.001*‡ | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 67 (54) | 47 (38) | 6 (5) | < 0.001*† |
| EHF (113) | 2.5 ± 0.1 | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 58 (53) | 42 (38) | 7 (6) | |||
| AAF (114) | 2.2 ± 0.1 | 8 (7) | 27 (25) | 62 (56) | 11 (10) | 2 (2) | |||
| 90 | Control (121) | 2.5 ± 0.1 | 0.008*† | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | 66 (58) | 33 (29) | 12 (11) | < 0.001*† |
| EHF (104) | 2.5 ± 0.2 | 0 (0) | 6 (6) | 55 (54) | 38 (37) | 3 (3) | |||
| AAF (112) | 1.9 ± 0.1 | 4 (4) | 19 (17) | 74 (67) | 12 (11) | 1 (1) | |||
| 120 | Control (116) | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 0.356 | 2 (2) | 6 (5) | 64 (57) | 34 (30) | 7 (6) | < 0.001*† |
| EHF (105) | 2.3 ± 0.1 | 1 (1) | 6 (6) | 65 (63) | 30 (29) | 2 (2) | |||
| AAF (105) | 2.1 ± 0.1 | 5 (5) | 24 (23) | 65 (63) | 10 (10) | 0 (0) | |||
a24-hour recall at study visits
bMean ± standard error (SE)
* Control vs AAF significantly different, P < 0.05
† EHF vs AAF significantly different, P < 0.05
‡ Control vs EHF significantly different, P < 0.05