Gastroenterol Res

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Original Article

Volume 3, Number 1, February 2010, pages 19-24

Clinical Research on the Relation Between Body Mass Index, Motilin and Slow Transit Constipation

Tables

**Table 1.** Clinical Data of 178 STC Patients and Healthy Controls (Mean ± SD or Percentage)
Group	Slow Transit Constipation			Healthy Controls
Group	A (n = 88)	B (n = 41)	C (n = 49)	A (n = 32)	B (n = 51)	C (n = 40)
Males	49.4% (38/77)	23.4% (18/77)	27.2% (21/77)	26.3% (15/57)	40.4% (23/57)	33.3% (19/57)
Females	49.5% (50/101)	22.8% (23/101)	27.7% (28/101)	25.8% (17/66)	42.4% (28/66)	31.8% (21/66)
Age (y)	57.8 ± 4.3	58.2 ± 6.3	59.7 ± 5.1	56.6 ± 3.8	58.3 ± 4.2	59.9 ± 5.3
Height (cm)	172 ± 3.8	169 ± 4.2	171 ± 4.4	170 ± 4.6	172 ± 3.9	171 ± 3.2
Weight (kg)	46.8 ± 3.1	64.5 ± 4.2	79.5 ± 3.6	47.6 ± 3.2	65.7 ± 3.8	80.6 ± 4.1

**Table 2.** Transit Time in STC Patients (hour, Mean ± SD)
Group	A (n = 88)	B (n = 41)	C (n = 49)
Right segment	32.8 ± 8.2	23.8 ± 8.3	24.4 ± 7.5
Left segment	29.2 ± 7.9	20.8 ± 8.2	21.1 ± 7.3
Sigmoid-rectal segment	18.7 ± 7.7	18.4 ± 7.1	17.4 ± 7.9
Total transit time	85.9 ± 14.9	79.3 ± 14.5	78.9 ± 12.9

**Table 3.** Plasma Motilin in Different Groups (pg/ml, Mean ± SD)
Group	Slow Transit Constipation (N = 178)			Healthy Controls (N = 123)
Group	A (n = 88)	B (n = 41)	C (n = 49)	A (n = 32)	B (n = 51)	C (n = 40)
Percentage	49.4%	23.0%	27.6%	26.0%	41.5%	32.5%
Fasting state	219.0 ± 22.2	287.2 ± 31.3	280.7 ± 29.7	328.4 ± 25.1	337.6 ± 20.8	331.8 ± 20.4
Postprandial (1 h)	266.2 ± 25.0	346.6 ± 30.9	334.9 ± 32.1	435.4 ± 26.9	442.7 ± 21.9	442.0 ± 21.2