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

Table 3 Summary of global assessments n (%)

Summary	Treatment group		P value1
	PEG 3350	Placebo
Per-protocol subjects, n	98	94
It works better than other laxatives I have tried
Strongly agree	16 (16.3)	8 (8.5)	0.0037
Agree	34 (34.7)	27 (28.7)
Neither agree nor disagree	24 (24.5)	15 (16.0)
Disagree	19 (19.4)	35 (37.2)
Strongly disagree	5 (5.1)	9 (9.6)
Not applicable/missing	0	0
It is the best laxative I have tried
Strongly agree	18 (18.4)	7 (7.4)	0.0005
Agree	22 (22.4)	13 (13.8)
Neither agree nor disagree	26 (26.5)	22 (23.4)
Disagree	23 (23.5)	36 (38.3)
Strongly disagree	9 (9.2)	16 (17.0)
Not applicable/missing	0	0
It helps me feel less irritable
Strongly agree	6 (6.1)	7 (7.4)	0.0414
Agree	32 (32.7)	26 (27.7)
Neither agree nor disagree	38 (38.8)	25 (26.6)
Disagree	18 (18.4)	21 (22.3)
Strongly disagree	4 (4.1)	14 (14.9)
Not applicable/missing	0	1 (1.1)
It helps me feel more confident
Strongly agree	7 (7.1)	7 (7.4)	0.0262
Agree	25 (25.5)	15 (16.0)
Neither agree nor disagree	38 (38.8)	28 (29.8)
Disagree	19 (19.4)	28 (29.8)
Strongly disagree	8 (8.2)	14 (14.9)
Not applicable/missing	1 (1.0)	2 (2.1)
It feels better for my body than other laxatives I have tried
Strongly agree	13 (13.3)	8 (8.5)	0.0215
Agree	34 (34.7)	27 (28.7)
Neither agree nor disagree	24 (24.5)	15 (16.0)
Disagree	18 (18.4)	30 (31.9)
Strongly disagree	9 (9.2)	14 (14.9)
Not applicable/ missing	0	0

¹The P value obtained from Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel row mean scores difference χ² test adjusted for study site was used to compare homogeneity of results in treatment arms.