Table II.
Baseline and endpoint characteristics of enrolled patients with a stool frequency of less than 3 spontaneous bowel movements per week
Variable | Pre intervention | Post intervention | Paired differences | |||
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Median | IQR | Median | IQR | Median | P-value* | |
BMI [kg/m2] | 27.6 | 7.4 | 27.1 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Fat mass (%) | 32.6 | 18.1 | 3.,3 | 10.15 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Lean mass (%) | 47.3 | 7.65 | 46.2 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
Total body water (%) | 46.8 | 11.05 | 48.1 | 8.98 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
*Wilcoxon signed rank test, IQR – interquartile range.