TABLE 2.
Median, minimum, and maximum automated motility metric values for patients and healthy controls. p‐values for the differences between patients and HCs (patients had lower values for all motility metrics)
| Motility metrics | Patients (n = 18) | Healthy controls (n = 16) | Patients vs. HCs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Range | Median | Range | p‐values | |||
| Min. | Max. | Min. | Max. | ||||
| Mean motility | 0.230 | 0.122 | 0.433 | 0.311 | 0.136 | 0.629 | 0.04* |
| Spatial variation | 0.072 | 0.006 | 0.198 | 0.107 | 0.045 | 0.350 | 0.03* |
| Temporal variation | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.021 | 0.018 | 0.003 | 0.061 | 0.06 |
| Area of motile TI (% of ROI) | 92.4 | 48.9 | 100.0 | 98.7 | 46.3 | 100.0 | 0.04* |
Abbreviations: HC, healthy control; IBS‐C, irritable bowel syndrome with constipation; Max., maximum; Min., minimum.
*
Indicates a significant result.