Table 8.
Tolerability of high and low-volume preparations according to different schedules, n (%)
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High volume one-day (n = 482)
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High volume split dose (n = 389)
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P
value1
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Low volume one-day (n = 583)
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Low volume split dose (n = 361)
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P
value1
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| Global tolerance, VAS score2, median (interquartile range) | 7 (5-8) | 7 (5-9) | 0.0063 | 7 (5-9) | 7 (5-9) | 0.033 |
| Incomplete preparation | 37 (7.9) | 30 (7.9) | 0.994 | 31 (5.5) | 18 (5.2) | 0.840 |
| Any symptom during preparation | 211 (43.8) | 158 (40.6) | 0.384 | 324 (55.6) | 167 (46.3) | 0.0053 |
| Bloating | 103 (21.4) | 80 (20.6) | 0.772 | 126 (21.6) | 54 (14.9) | 0.0113 |
| Nausea | 112 (23.2) | 75 (19.3) | 0.158 | 196 (33.6) | 97 (26.9) | 0.0293 |
| Vomiting | 33 (6.9) | 22 (5.7) | 0.473 | 73 (12.5) | 46 (12.7) | 0.921 |
| Abdominal pain | 54 (11.2) | 50 (12.9) | 0.455 | 105 (18.0) | 72 (19.9) | 0.459 |
1
P value degrees of freedom = 1.
2
Visual Analogue Scale: 0 absolutely non-tolerated, 10 perfectly tolerated. Data available for 1772 patients.
3
Significant different.
VAS: Visual analogue scale.