Table 4. Comparison of results from our patients vs controls. For our patients, some results were not available for all patients, therefore N is given where n = number of patients for whom results were available.
Patients | Controls | P values | |
Number | 12 | 33 | |
Gender | 7 F, 5 M | 15 F, 18 M | |
Average Age ±SD | 44.25 ±16.66 years | 40.85 ±16.28 years | |
FC (μg/g) | 340 ±307.71 (n = 8) | n/a | |
LS | 1073.5 ±1835.5 (n = 10) | n/a | |
GTT (min) | 763.25 ±821.47 (n = 8) | 249.61 ±167.47 | 0.09 |
SBTT (min) | 314 ±171.99 (n = 7) | 288.81 ±107.74 | 0.89 |
WBTT (min) | 3385.44 ±2621.03 (n = 9) | 1988.67 ±972.99 | 0.82 |
Gastric pH | 2.56 ±1.92 (n = 5) | 1.64 ±0.89 | 0.35 |
SB pH | 6.9 ±0.37 (n = 5) | 7.16 ±0.45 | 0.17 |
Gastric MI | 13.91 ±2.88 (n = 5) | 52.00 ±32.68 | 0.002 |
Duodenal MI | 10.99 ±1.22 (n = 6) | 90.27 ±76.50 | 0.0001 |
SB MI | 14.55 ±1.92 (n = 5) | 122.48 ±65.90 | 0.0004 |
Cecal MI | 13.28 ±1.35 (n = 6) | 108.58 ±121.10 | 0.0006 |
Abbreviations: FC, fecal calprotectin; GTT, gastric transit time; LS, Lewis score; MI, motility index; SB, small bowel; SBTT, small-bowel transit time; WBTT, whole-bowel transit time