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. 2005 Jan 7;11(1):142–148. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i1.142

Table 2.

13CO2-peak and area under the curve (AUC) of 13CO2 maximal scores in all groups of subjects studied.

Tests CTR Mean (95% CI) CH Mean (95% CI) LCA Mean (95% CI) LCB Mean (95% CI) LCC Mean (95% CI)
13C- phenylalanine
13CO2-peak 12.68 (10.94-14.42) 16.11 (13.58-18.63) 11.85 (9.41-14.29) 10.45 (8.07- 12.83) 7.11 (2.74-11.47)
AUC13CO2max 5.40 (2.32-7.62) 6.85 (2.83-12.80) 5.81 (2.64-10.36) 4.60 (2.13-9.25) 5.40 (2.77-10.65)
13C-methacetin
13CO2-peak 31.03b (25.61-36.46) 22.80d (20.74-24.85) 19.19f (15.60-22.77) 10.18 (8.52-11.83) 7.02 (5.03-9.00)
AUC13CO2 max 16.76h (7.35-28.04) 14.69d (5.41-31.27) 9.44e (2.76-29.01) 4.91 (3.13-8.83) 5.32 (2.87-7.17)

CTR: Controls, CH: Chronic hepatitis, LCA: Child A cirrhosis, LCB: Child B, LCC: Child C bP<0.001 vs All groups dP<0.001 vs Child B,C. fP<0.01 vs Child B,C. hP<0.001 vs Child A,B,C. eP<0.05 vs Child B.