Table 3
Rectal and sigmoid tone and compliance in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and in healthy controls
| UC patients | IBS patients | Controls | |
| Rectal resting volume (ml/distension) | |||
| Baseline | 3.1 (0.7) | 5.3 (1.2) | 3.2 (0.7) |
| Post-sigmoid stimulation | 3.2 (1.1) | 4.0 (0.9) | 3.6 (0.8) |
| Rectal compliance (ml/mm Hg) | |||
| Baseline | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.3) | 2.9 (0.3) |
| Post-sigmoid stimulation | 2.9 (0.4) | 2.2 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.4) |
| Sigmoid resting volume (ml/distension) | 8.1 (3.2) | 17.2 (3.8) | 8.2 (1.4) |
| Sigmoid compliance (ml/mm Hg) | 2.7 (0.4) | 1.9 (0.2) | 2.3 (0.4) |
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Values are mean (SEM).
