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Original Article
Volume 8, Number 1, February 2015, pages 157-159
Total and Segmental Colon Transit Time Study in Functional Constipation: Comparison With Healthy Subjects
Tables
| Functional constipation | Healthy subjects | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (SD) | 33.3 years (11.8) | 32.5 years (10.3) |
| Gender (M:F) | 26:24 | 12:13 |
| BMI (SD) | 22 kg/m2 (1.3) | 21.2 kg/m2 (1.7) |
| Functional constipation | Healthy subjects | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total colon transit time (h) | 23 | 15.4 | P < 0.05 |
| Segmental transit time (h) | |||
| Right | 14.2 | 8.3 | P < 0.05 |
| Left | 6.5 | 4 | n.s. |
| Rectosigmoid | 5 | 3.5 | n.s. |
| Functional constipation | Healthy subjects | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Total colon transit time (h) | 21 | 25 | 14.2 | 17 | n.s. |
| Segmental transit time (h) | |||||
| Right | 12.9 | 15 | 7.8 | 8.5 | n.s. |
| Left | 5.8 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 4.6 | n.s. |
| Rectosigmoid | 4.7 | 5.9 | 3 | 4 | n.s. |