Perioda | October | November | December | January | February | March | |
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n | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13b | |
Defecation frequency/period | Mean | 20.5 ± 7.3 | 19.9 ± 9.2 | 19.1 ± 9.9 | 21.2 ± 10.0 | 18.4 ± 8.3 | 19.5 ± 6.4 |
p value (two-sided)c | 0.521 | 0.381 | 0.650 | 0.292 | 0.515 | ||
Days with defecation/period | Mean | 14.8 ± 2.9 | 14. 1 ± 5.0 | 13.4 ± 5.2 | 14.7 ± 4.5 | 13.3 ± 5.2 | 14.5 ± 3.8 |
p value (two-sided) c | 0.568 | 0.172 | 0.921 | 0.163 | 0.428 | ||
Days with laxative administration/period | Mean | 2. 2 ± 1.5 | 2.6 ± 2.4 | 2.2 ± 1.3 | 2.1 ± 1.8 | 2.3 ± 1.5 | 2.6 ± 2.3 |
p value (two-sided)c | 0.615 | 1.000 | 0.873 | 0.850 | 0.457 | ||
Days with defecation/days with laxative administration | n d | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Mean | 7.6 ± 5.4 | 5.6 ± 5.4 | 6.4 ± 5.2 | 8. 0 ± 6.7 | 5.2 ± 2.9 | 4.0 ± 2.1 | |
p value (two-sided)e | 0.407 | 0.585 | 0.858 | 0.226 | 0.107 |