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. 2015 May 8;10(5):e0123481. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123481

Table 2. Comparing the concentrations of volatile fatty acids in the OLH and OLL groups.

VFAs(mmol/L) OLH Mean ± S.E OLL Mean ± S.E P value
Acetate 39.67±1.77 35.98±2.34 0.778
Propionate 10.14±0.79 7.44±0.47 0.006
Isobutyrate 0.53±0.02 0.47±0.045 0.264
Butyrate 5.16±0.21 4.60±0.45 0.27
Isovalerate 0.69±0.022 0.57±0.078 0.161
Valerate 0.52±0.027 0.49±0.016 0.258
TVFAs 56.70±2.43 49.53±3.20 0.085
Acetate/Propionate 3.91±0.18 4.85±0.16 0.003

VFAs, volatile fatty acids; TVFAs, total volatile fatty acids; S.E: Standard Error; OLH: High group; OLL: Low group