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. 2015 Jun 28;21(24):7563–7570. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7563

Table 1.

Lactose malabsorption and lactose intolerance detection rates in three-dose lactose hydrogen breath test n (%)

Lactose dose
10 g 20 g 40 g
IBS-D LM 25 (41.6) 52 (86.6) 56 (93.3)
LI 11 (18.3) 28 (46.7) 51 (85)
HVs LM 21 (35) 48 (80) 55 (91.6)
LI 2 (3.3) 13 (21.7) 41 (68.3)

LM: Lactose malabsorption; LI: Lactose intolerance; IBS-D: Irritable bowel syndrome patients with diarrhea; HVs: Healthy volunteers.

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