TABLE 4.

Side effects of bowel preparation.

	PEG-ASC (N = 278)										SPMC (N = 266)										P
	Grade 0		Grade 1		Grade 2		Grade 3		Grade 4		Grade 0		Grade 1		Grade 2		Grade 3		Grade 4
	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)	N	(%)
Nausea	242	(87.1%)	18	(6.5%)	13	(4.7%)	3	(1.1%)	2	(0.7%)	230	(86.5%)	30	(11.3%)	5	(1.9%)	1	(0.4%)	0	(0.0%)	0.048
Vomiting	265	(95.3%)	8	(2.9%)	2	(0.7%)	2	(0.7%)	1	(0.4%)	261	(98.1%)	3	(1.1%)	2	(0.8%)	0	(0.0%)	0	(0.0%)	0.28
Meteorism	237	(85.3%)	21	(7.6%)	12	(4.3%)	7	(2.5%)	1	(0.4%)	233	(87.6%)	26	(9.8%)	7	(2.6%)	0	(0.0%)	0	(0.0%)	0.047
Abdominal cramps	246	(88.5%)	22	(7.9%)	6	(2.2%)	3	(1.1%)	1	(0.4%)	242	(91.0%)	18	(6.8%)	6	(2.3%)	0	(0.0%)	0	(0.0%)	0.38
Anal discomfort	248	(89.2%)	16	(5.8%)	9	(3.2%)	4	(1.4%)	1	(0.4%)	242	(91.0%)	13	(4.9%)	7	(2.6%)	4	(1.5%)	0	(0.0%)	0.85
Headache	255	(91.7%)	17	(6.1%)	2	(0.7%)	3	(1.1%)	1	(0.4%)	243	(91.4%)	15	(5.6%)	7	(2.6%)	0	(0.0%)	1	(0.4%)	0.20
Asthenia	244	(87.8%)	30	(10.8%)	3	(1.1%)	0	(0.0%)	1	(0.4%)	233	(87.6%)	23	(8.6%)	8	(3.0%)	2	(0.8%)	0	(0.0%)	0.18
Chills	255	(91.7%)	14	(5.0%)	6	(2.2%)	2	(0.7%)	1	(0.4%)	251	(94.4%)	6	(2.3%)	7	(2.6%)	2	(0.8%)	0	(0.0%)	0.40
Insomnia	267	(96.0%)	8	(2.9%)	2	(0.7%)	0	(0.0%)	1	(0.4%)	256	(96.2%)	2	(0.8%)	7	(2.6%)	1	(0.4%)	0	(0.0%)	0.08