Table 4.
Laboratory results according to fecal scores calculated for each tertile.
| Fecal score | Low | Intermediate | High | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient numbers (Point range per tertile fecal score) |
33 (2–4) |
44 (5-6) |
26 (7–10) |
|
| Calcium (mmol/L) (Patient numbers with hypocalcemia) |
2.35 ± 0.09 (0) |
2.32 ± 0.09 (0) |
2.34 ± 0.11 (1) |
.43 |
| Vitamin D (<30 nmol/L/<50 nmol/L) |
41 ± 21.0 (11/22) |
51 ± 29.8 (11/25) |
39.5 ± 20.4 (10/16) |
.12 |
| PTH (≥6.8 pmol/L) |
4.9 ± 2.3 (4) |
5.8 ± 3.2 (13) |
8.0 ± 3.4 (19) |
<.001 |
| Patients with an alimentary limb of 150 cm (% of total) |
3 (9) |
10 (23) |
7 (26) |
.17* |
*P value by γ2-test, all other comparisons were performed by one-way ANOVA.