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Table 4 Stool characteristics at 14 (enrollment), 60, 90, and 120 days of age

From: Growth and tolerance of infants fed formula supplemented with polydextrose (PDX) and/or galactooligosaccharides (GOS): double-blind, randomized, controlled trial

Age

Stool frequency

OverallP

Stool consistency, n (%)

 

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)

 
  1. * Mean ± standard error (SE) stool frequency. Means for 14, 60, 90, and 120 days are based on 24-hour recall at study visits.
  2. †Control vs. PDX/GOS significantly different (P < 0.05).
  3. ‡Control vs. GOS significantly different (P < 0.05).