Table 1.
Healthy Subjects (n=50) | Range | % PC* | IBD Subjects (n=8) | Range | % PC | P-values | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acetic Acid | 209.7 ± 14.0 | 21.5 – 400.5 | (100) | 162.0 ± 28.0 | 64.2 – 308.9 | (100) | 0.160 |
Butyric Acid | 176.0 ± 16.0* | 45.2 – 503.3 | (100) | 86.9 ± 21.0* | 32.7 – 204.2 | (100) | 0.004 |
Propionic Acid | 93.3 ± 5.3* | 33.8 – 185.1 | (100) | 65.6 ± 5.3* | 45.1 – 91.7 | (100) | 0.001 |
Lactic Acid | 24.5 ± 4.8 | 0 – 120.6 | (48) | 73.5 ± 37.0 | 0 – 254.4 | (62.5) | 0.237 |
Formic Acid | 21.5 ± 9.7 | 0 – 364.2 | (10) | No detection | |||
Pyruvic Acid | 0.5 ± 0.3 | 0 – 16.4 | (8) | 2.1 ± 1.3 | 0 – 10.1 | (37.5) | 0.261 |
Isobutyric Acid | 17.9 ± 13.2 | 0 – 591.3 | (4) | No detection |
PC = Positive cases.
Results are expressed in µmol/g wet faeces (mean ± SEM).
Value marked with asterisk are significantly different between two groups (P<0.05).