Comparative study of two bowel preparaton regimens for colonoscopy: Senna tablets vs sodium phosphate solution

Table 2 The cleansing score, acceptance score and side effects of laxatives (n = 67)

Segment	Senna (mean ± SD)	NaP (mean ± SD)	95% CI of differences
Rectum	7.9 ± 1.7	8.3 ± 1.5	- 1.0 to 0.1
Sigmoid colon	8.0 ± 1.8	8.5 ± 1.4	- 1.0 to 0.1
Descending colon	7.9 ± 2.0	8.5 ± 1.3	- 1.2 to 0.0
Transverse colon	7.9 ± 2.0	8.2 ± 1.4	- 0.9 to 0.3
Ascending colon and cecum	7.2 ± 1.7	6.9 ± 1.4	- 0.2 to 0.8
Acceptance score
Taste	8.6 ± 1.9	5.1 ± 2.8	P < 0.001
Side effects
Nausea & vomiting	0.9 ± 0.2	3.0 ± 3.5	P < 0.001
Abdominal pain	1.3 ± 2.3	1.4 ± 2.4	P = 0.8
Vertigo	0.7 ± 1.6	1.3 ± 2.3	P = 0.08
Sleeplessness	1.2 ± 2.7	1.4 ± 2.5	P = 0.65
Adverse event	2:67	2:64