Parameter | WThE | Placebo | Delta change | p-value1 | |||||||||
Baseline | 4 weeks | Baseline | 4 weeks | WThE | Placebo | ||||||||
Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | Mean | 95% CI | ||
Stool frequency | |||||||||||||
Overall | 3.64 | 3.21 - 4.07 | 4.61 | 3.91 - 5.30 | 3.43 | 2.92 - 3.93 | 4.24 | 3.77 - 4.71 | 0.96 | 0.53 - 1.40 | 0.81 | 0.41 - 1.21 | 0.5907 |
Males | 3.70 | 2.02 - 5.38 | 5.20 | 3.02 - 7.38 | 4.00 | 2.61 - 5.39 | 4.00 | 2.84 - 5.16 | 1.50 | 0.74 - 2.26 | 0.00 | −0.62 - 0.62 | 0.0141* |
Females | 3.62 | 3.20 - 4.05 | 4.39 | 3.62 - 5.16 | 3.25 | 2.67 - 3.83 | 4.31 | 3.74 - 4.89 | 0.77 | 0.24 - 1.31 | 1.06 | 0.62 - 1.51 | 0.3734 |
Baseline stool frequency > median | 4.53 | 4.20 - 4.85 | 5.88 | 4.91 - 6.84 | 4.69 | 4.31 - 5.07 | 4.94 | 4.59 - 5.29 | 1.35 | 0.61 - 2.09 | 0.25 | −0.14 - 0.64 | 0.0126* |
Baseline stool frequency ≤ median | 3.00 | 2.66 - 3.34 | 3.68 | 3.16 - 4.21 | 2.65 | 2.37 - 2.94 | 3.81 | 3.16 - 4.46 | 0.68 | 0.11 - 1.25 | 1.15 | 0.60 - 1.71 | 0.2076 |
Stool consistency | |||||||||||||
Overall | 3.52 | 3.12 - 3.93 | 3.44 | 3.09 - 3.78 | 2.88 | 2.58 - 3.17 | 3.03 | 2.69 - 3.38 | −0.09 | −0.47 - 0.29 | 0.16 | −0.22 - 0.53 | 0.3456 |