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Figure 1. CONSORT diagram for subject selection, treatment and analysis.
Table 4. Between group analyses on average number of bowel movements per week. 95% Confidence Interval for Difference
Mean difference in no. of bowel movements/week (Lepicol-Placebo)
Week
p -Value
Lower Bound
Upper Bound
Effect size
1 2 3 4
1.079 1.082 0.870 0.686
.021 .049 .112 .295
0.164 0.006
1.994 2.157 1.948 1.983
0.571 0.484 0.389 0.255
0.209 0.611
Figure 2. Average and confidence interval of the number of bowel movements per week in the Lepicol test and placebo groups. p ¼ .021; p ¼ .049 (obtained using ANCOVA).
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