Stool characteristics at 1 and 3 months (m1 and m3) old of infants with infant dyschezia according to the (modified) Rome III criteria
| Diagnosis | Rome 1 month (n=51) | m-Rome 1 month (n=223) | Rome 3 months (n=11) | m-Rome 3 months (n=84) | ‘Rome’ 9 months (n=11) | m-Rome 9 months (n=74) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1 | m3 | m1 | m3 | m1 | m3 | m1 | m3 | m1 | m3 | m1 | m3 | |
| Defecation frequency per day Mean | 1.95 | 1.36 | 2.06 | 1.21 | 1.03 | 0.88 | 1.96 | 1.06 | 1.91 | 1.24 | 2.66 | 1.46 |
| SD | 1.52 | 0.91 | 1.89 | 0.95 | 0.85 | 0.75 | 1.76 | 0.95 | 1.78 | 0.92 | 2.11 | 1.12 |
| Consistency* Mean | 3.41 | 3.39 | 3.43 | 3.31 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.46 | 3.14 | 3.50 | 3.53 | 3.36 | 3.49 |
| SD | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.77 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.89 | 0.69 |
Rome, diagnosis according to the Rome III criteria; ‘Rome’, same criteria, apart from age; m-Rome, diagnosis according to the suggested modified Rome III criteria.
*Consistency is rated from 1 (hard) to 4 (watery).6