Parameter | No urge constipation | Urge constipation |
Number of patients | 17 | 27 |
Mean (range) age (y) | 49 (22–74) | 46 (22–85) |
Sex | ||
Male | 4 | 9 |
Female | 13 | 18 |
Symptom severity (%) | ||
Mild | 13 | 0 |
Moderate | 50 | 30 |
Severe1-150 | 0 | 44 |
Very severe | 37 | 26 |
Reported number of bowel movements/week (%) | ||
2 or less | 55 | 41 |
3–4 | 18 | 18 |
5 or more | 27 | 41 |
Using bran, fibre, laxatives, etc. (%) | 92 | 92 |
Straining (>25% of the time)(%) | 83 | 89 |
Stool reported hard (%) | 83 | 81 |
Mean (SEM) colon transit time (hours) | 67 (11) | 60 (11) |
↵1-150 p < 0.03, χ2 5.13, DF 1.