Polyethylene glycol 3350 in occasional constipation: A one-week, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial

Table 2 Summary of average daily diary bowel movement assessments of the subjects n (%)

Mean (SD)	Placebon = 94	PEG 3350n = 98	P value1
Average BMs per day	1.0 (0.63)	1.1 (0.84)	0.46
Average BMs per day that were complete without straining or lumpy stool	0.5 (0.46)	0.6 (0.46)	0.57
Percent of all BMs that were complete without straining or lumpy stool	18.4 (25.00)	34 (35.84)	0.0002
Percent of all BMs that were failures	10.2 (17.64)	10.1 (19.31)	0.94
Percent of all BMs that were incomplete	34.6 (27.75)	25.7 (28.49)	0.16

¹ANOVA controlling for site and site by treatment interaction was used to test homogeneity of response across treatment arms. BM: Bowel movement; ANOVA: Analysis of variance; PFG: Polyethylene glycol.