Fecal Microbiota and Diet of Children with Chronic Constipation

Table 3

Median and interquartile ranges of the food intake frequency scores of constipated and nonconstipated children.

Variables	Constipated children (39)	Nonconstipated children (40)	value
Group 1 (grains, tubers, and roots)	0.24 (0.17; 0.30)	0.22 (0.15; 0.28)	0.220
Group 2 (beans and other high-protein plant foods)	0.20 (0.08; 0.20)	0.20 (0.08; 0.20)	0.858
Group 3 (fruits and vegetables)	0.21 (0.12; 0.31)	0.20 (0.12; 0.28)	0.563
Group 4 (milk and dairy products)	0.45 ± 0.18	0.27 ± 0.17	<0.001
Group 6 (junk food)	0.15 ± 0.11	0.11 ± 0.09	0.093

Median and percentiles (25th and 75th), Mann-Whitney test.
Mean ± standard deviation.