Table 3 Average daily stool frequency, low, medium and high stool frequencies in patients with an without SIBO
| Â | SIBO (n = 38) | No SIBO (n = 112) | Â | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | % | n | % | p | ||
< 3 stools/day | 7 | 18.4% | 49 | 43.8% | 0.005 | ||
3–6 stools/day | 20 | 52.6% | 50 | 44.6% | 0.394 | ||
> 6 stools/day | 11 | 28.9% | 13 | 11.6% | 0.012 | ||
| Â | Median | 95%-CI | Range | Median | 95%-CI | Range | Â |
stools per day | 5.9 | +/- 1.9 | 1–22 | 3.7 | +/- 0.5 | 1–15 | 0.003 |