TABLE 2

Reference Values for Colon transit Parameters Using Delayed-Release Capsule Method (25)

ParameterData
Total no. of healthy volunteers211
Geometric center at 24 h (mean ± SD)2.4 ± 0.9 (n = 209)
 10th–90th percentile1.47–3.87
 Men (mean ± SD)2.7 ± 0.9 (n = 72)
 Women (mean ± SD)2.3 ± 0.9 (n = 137)
Geometric center at 48 h (mean ± SD)3.6 ± 1.1 (n = 191)
 10th–90th percentile2.13–5.00
 Men (mean ± SD)4.1 ± 1.0 (n = 61)
 Women (mean ± SD)3.4 ± 1.0 (n = 130)