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Table 1 Patients demographics

From: Efficacy and tolerability of peg-only laxative on faecal impaction and chronic constipation in children. A controlled double blind randomized study vs a standard peg-electrolyte laxative

 

PEG-only

PEG-EL

Patients N.

49

42

Age (range)

2-14

2-13

 2-5 yrs

30

26

 6-11 yrs

16

14

 12-16 yrs

3

2

 mean ± SD

5.5 ± 3.0

5.6 ± 3.3

Gender

  

 Male

22

24

 Female

27

18

Height (cm)

  

Mean ± SD

107 ± 20

107 ± 23

Weight (kg)

  

Mean ± SD

20.7 ± 8.8

21.6 ± 11.2

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BMC Pediatrics

ISSN: 1471-2431

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