Efficacy of elobixibat for elderly patients with chronic constipation in a clinic

Table 4 Comparison of changes in bowel movement before and after administration of elobixibat by age

	< 65 years old	≥ 65 years old	P value
Pre-elobixibat defecation count/1-week frequency	2.167 ± 0.732	2.003 ± 0.733	0.9631
Post-elobixibat defecation count/1-week frequency	4.375 ± 1.163	4.402 ± 1.346	0.7745
Pre-elobixibat BSFS/1-week score	2.286 ± 0.742	2.217 ± 0.758	0.8960
Post-elobixibat BSFS/1-week score	3.995 ± 0.566	3.800 ± 0.704	0.1063

BSFS: Bristol Stool Form Scale.