Table 1.
Characteristics of study subjects.
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 20 (50.0) |
| Female, n (%) | 20 (50.0) |
| Age in years, mean (range) [SD] | 61 (22–90) [12] |
| Weight in kg, mean (range) [SD] | 71.2 (32.7–109.3) [18.3] |
| Body mass index in kg/m2, mean (range) [SD] | 25.5 (12.8–38.1) [5.2] |
| Treatment | |
| Previous GI surgery, n (%) | 22 (55.0) |
| GI luminal surgery, n (%)a | 15 (37.5) |
| Cholecystectomy, n (%) | 7 (17.5) |
| Additional diagnoses, n (%) | |
| Pancreatic insufficiency, n (%) | 5 (12.5) |
| Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, n (%) | 13 (32.5) |
| Using a bile acid sequestrant, n (%) | 25 (62.5) |
| SeHCAT 7-day retention, n (%) Severe: 0 – <5% Moderate: 5 – <10% Mild: 10 – <15% Borderline: 15 – 20% | 20 (50.0) 7 (17.5) 10 (25.0) 3 (7.5) |
asurgical procedures for GI luminal surgery: 40-cm ileum and caecum resected; gastrojejunostomy and ileocolic bypass, length resected unknown; ileocolic resection, length resected unknown; cholescystectomy and small bowel resection, length unknown; 25-cm jejunum, 25-cm ileum and right colon removed; gastrectomy and splenectomy; 30-cm terminal ileum resected; right hemicolectomy, length resected unknown; rectal surgery, anterior resection only; 8-cm terminal ileum, 70-cm distal jejunum, 19-cm proximal jejunum; ileal surgery, extent unknown; 25-cm small bowel resected and right hemicolectomy; right hemicolectomy, 16-cm terminal ileum, caecum and 57.5-cm colon; total mesorectal excision; previous gastric bypass. GI = gastrointestinal; SD = standard deviation; SeHCAT = 75selenium homocholic acid taurine.