Table 4.
Fecal elastase 1 concentrations in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus n (%)
| Ref. |
Type 1 DM |
Type 2 DM |
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| Overall | FE-1 (100-200 μg/g) | FE-1 (< 100 μg/g) | Overall | FE-1 (100-200 μg/g) | FE-1 (< 100 μg/g) | |
| Hardt et al[80] | 322 | 73 (23) | 92 (28) | 697 | 108 (15) | 138 (20) |
| Vesterhus et al[81] | 140 | 10 (7) | 16 (11) | 63 | 2 (3) | 6 (9) |
| Larger et al[82] | 195 | 28 (14) | 38 (19) | 472 | 35 (7) | 50 (10) |
| Icks et al[83] | 112 | 22 (20) | 29 (26) | |||
| Cavalot et al[84] | 37 | 17 (46) | 4 (11) | |||
| Rathmann et al[85] | 544 | 100 (18) | 65 (12) | |||
| Nunes et al[86] | 42 | 6 (14) | 9 (21) | |||
| Yilmaztepe et al[87] | 32 | 9 (28) | 1 (3) | |||
| Overall | 837 | 158 (18.9) | 188 (22.5) | 1933 | 275 (14.2) | 283 (14.6) |
DM: Diabetes mellitus; FE-1: Fecal elastase-1.