Table 3.

Median SCFA Values at Baseline and After One Year of IFNβ Treatment

	AA (µM)		PA (µM)		BA (µM)		CA (µM)		BA/CA ratio
	Median	95% CI	Median	95% CI	Median	95% CI	Median	95% CI	Median	95% CI
Baseline	23.12	[15.84; 43.82]	7.250	[4.32; 7.87]	7.63	[2.70; 9.64]	1.64	[1.47; 2.59]	2.44	[1.02; 5.54]
After one year of IFNβ treatment	21.10	[15.71; 22.53]	4.500	[3.88; 5.40]	5.19	[3.19; 6.09]	1.98	[1.37; 2.21]	2.3	[1.27; 4.03]
p-value	0.11		0.06		0.15		0.41		0.84

Abbreviations: AA, acetic acid; PA, propionic acid; BA, butyric acid; CA, caproic acid, IFNβ, interferon beta. Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed rank test.