Decreasing recurrent bowel obstructions, improving quality of life with physiotherapy: Controlled study

Table 1 Demographics

Characteristics	Control	CPA treatment	P value
Age, yr
Median	33.5	57	< 0.001
Range	19-71	19-89
Sex
Male	58	33	0.0853
Female	78	70
Race
White	80	90
Black/African American	39	1
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	2
Asian	3	2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0	0
Other	11	0
Unknown	2	8
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino	12	1
Not Hispanic or Latino	108	91
Unknown	16	11
Marital Status
Married/long term relationship	47	69
Single	63	16
Divorced/widowed	25	11
Unknown	1	7

CPA: Clear Passage Approach.