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. 2016 Mar 22;4(4):E480–E486. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-100718

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