Table 2 Daily stool number before and 1-month after diagnostic colonoscopy in the study groups
Variable | Daily total stool number | Daily watery stool number | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | Post-PEG | p value | Baseline | Post-PEG | p value | |
MC (n = 16) | 5 (3–7.5)* | 2 (1–5) | 0.0001 | 4.5 (2–5.5) | 0 (0–2.5) | 0.0006 |
Non-MC (n = 27) | 4 (3–5) | 3 (2–4.25) | 0.01 | 2 (2–3) | 1 (0–3) | 0.006 |
- BAD (n = 16) | 4 (3.25–5) | 4 (3–5) | 0.38 | 2 (2–3) | 2 (1–3.75) | 0.30 |
- FD (n = 11) | 3 (3–5) | 2 (1–3) | 0.015 | 2 (2–3) | 0 (0–0) | 0.0078 |