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Table 6 The assessment of defecation quality of participants

From: The effects of synbiotics supplementation on reducing chemotherapy-induced side effects in women with breast cancer: a randomized placebo-controlled double-blind clinical trial

Group

   

Variable

Synbiotics (n = 34)

Placebo (n = 33)

B

Upper3

Lower2

OR4

P value1

Baseline

Week 4

Week 8

Baseline

Week 4

Week 8

Defecation

Abnormal

32 (%94.1)

1 (%2.9)

1 (%2.9)

32 (%97)

30 (%90.9)

29 (%87.8)

1.392

67.22

12.35

15.618

0.005

Normal

2 (%5.9)

33 (%97.1)

33 (%97.1)

1 (%3)

3 (9.0%)

4 (%12.2)

  1. data reported as mean ± SD
  2. 1Between-groups comparison conducted via GEE analysis (adjusted for protein, fat, fiber, calcium and vitamin C intakes)
  3. 2 Lower limit of confidence interval
  4. 3Upper limit of confidence interval
  5. 4Odds Ratio
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