Table 1.

Characteristics of patients with slow transit constipation (STC) and healthy controls.

	STC patients (n = 66)	Healthy controls (n = 52)
Gender (M:F)	14:26	17:23
Age (y)	43.2 ± 2.6	45.2 ± 3.5
Weight (kg)	58.2 ± 3.2	59.7 ± 6.3
Height (cm)	166 ± 5.2	164 ± 7.2
BMI	20.4 ± 2.1	22.4 ± 1.6
Stools/day (week)	1.6 ± 0.8	5.4 ± 1.1
Stool consistency (1–7)	2.1 ± 0.8	4.2 ± 0.6
Medications history	Dietary modification, laxatives (including osmotic and stimulant laxatives), and biofeedback	None
Disease history (years)	6.1 ± 3.8	None
Colonic transit test (hours)	83.4 ± 12.6	None