Age | Stool frequency | OverallP | Stool consistency, n (%) | Â | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group (n) | Mean (±SE)* | hard | formed | soft | unformed or seedy | watery | OverallP | ||
14 days | Control (142) | 2.6±0.2 | 0.074 | 4 (3) | 6 (4) | 88 (63) | 40 (29) | 2 (1) | 0.526 |
 | PDX/GOS (139) | 3.0±0.2 |  | 5 (4) | 10 (8) | 66 (51) | 44 (34) | 5 (4) |  |
 | GOS (138) | 3.1±0.2 |  | 2 (2) | 9 (7) | 73 (55) | 5 (4) | 6 (5) |  |
60 days | Control (102) | 2.0±0.1 | 0.002†‡ | 2 (2) | 13 (13) | 76 (75) | 9 (9) | 1 (1) | <0.001†‡ |
 | PDX/GOS (101) | 2.6±0.2 |  | 1 (1) | 6 (6) | 57 (56) | 30 (30) | 7 (7) |  |
 | GOS (96) | 2.6±0.2 |  | 0 (0) | 7 (7) | 64 (67) | 21 (22) | 3 (3) |  |
90 days | Control (99) | 2.0±0.1 | 0.083 | 0 (0) | 14 (14) | 70 (71) | 11 (11) | 3 (3) | 0.089 |
 | PDX/GOS (97) | 2.3±0.1 |  | 1 (1) | 6 (6) | 61 (66) | 21 (23) | 4 (4) |  |
 | GOS (87) | 2.4±0.1 |  | 0 (0) | 6 (7) | 64 (73) | 15 (17) | 3 (3) |  |
120 days | Control (97) | 2.0±0.1 | 0.265 | 2 (2) | 11 (12) | 71 (76) | 9 (10) | 1 (1) | 0.004†|
 | PDX/GOS (95) | 2.3±0.1 |  | 0 (0) | 5 (5) | 63 (68) | 17 (18) | 7 (8) |  |
 | GOS (87) | 2.2±0.1 |  | 2 (2) | 7 (8) | 59 (70) | 13 (15) | 3 (4) |  |