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. 2011 Feb 7;17(5):609–617. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i5.609

Table 3.

Analysis of porcine alveolar breath for hydrogen and methane (in ppm - parts per million) before and after the treatment

Group Hydrogen before Hydrogen after Statistical significance Methane before Methane after Statistical significance
A N/A 3.50 ± 2.81 N/A N/A 69.33 ± 56.64 N/A
B 6.0 ± 2.82 2.0 ± 0 NS 106.50 ± 94.05 80.00 ± 48.02 NS
C 1.17 ± 0.41 5.0 ± 3.29 NS 34.67 ± 25.65 66.17 ± 38.83 NS
D 2.0 ± 1.16 6.0 ± 6.0 NS 60.75 ± 34.77 62.00 ± 27.71 NS

Group A (controls with no treatment, n = 6), Group B (probiotics alone, n = 6), Group C (indomethacin alone, n = 6) and Group D (probiotics plus indomethacin, n = 6). N/A: Not applicable; NS: Not significant.