From: Chronic constipation diagnosis and treatment evaluation: the “CHRO.CO.DI.T.E.” study
ALL PATIENTS | IBS-C | FC | NRC | p-value1 | |
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Total score | 1.6 ± 0.70 | 1.75 ± 0.70* | 1.56 ± 0.68 | 1.31 ± 0.70 | p < 0.0001 |
Abdominal symptoms | 1.53 ± 0.88 | 1.91 ± 0.74#§ | 1.37 ± 0.88 | 1.19 ± 0.86 | p < 0.0001 |
Rectal symptoms | 0.88 ± 0.86 | 0.98 ± 0.92 | 0.85 ± 0.83 | 0.70 ± 0.78 | ns |
Faecal symptoms | 2.09 ± 0.91 | 2.09 ± 0.88 | 2.13 ± 0.92 | 1.74 ± 0.88^ | p < 0.01 |