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. 2016 Dec 9;11(12):e0167775. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167775

Table 3. Urinary sugar excretions (μmol) and ratios of the synbiotic group (n = 10) at baseline and after two weeks synbiotic supplementation, without and with indomethacin challenge.

Values are presented as median and IQR (25-75th interquartile range). Urinary sugar excretions and ratios at baseline vs. end were compared with the use of a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. L/R, lactulose/rhamnose; S/E, sucralose/erythritol.

Urinary sugar excretion Without indomethacin With indomethacin
  Baseline End P-value Baseline End P-value
0–5 h sucrose 7.24 [6.11–10.89] 10.72 [7.02–19.53] 0.059 13.28 [6.03–19.50] 13.71 [9.93–21.06] 0.959
0–5 h lactulose 14.08 [6.30–23.03] 9.34 [6.92–18.68] 0.575 18.92 [11.45–31.76] 17.91 [9.17–24.97] 0.721
0–5 h rhamnose 395 [280–603] 383 [280–436] 0.139 213 [241–358] 360 [251–414] 0.799
0–5 h L/R ratio 0.032 [0.022–0.043] 0.031 [0.024–0.044] 0.878 0.064 [0.046–0.106] 0.055 [0.037–0.072] 0.203
5–24 h sucralose 59.29 [49.75–71.59] 40.10 [33.52–74.44] 0.285 54.29 [43.16–95.52] 51.95 [40.83–64.85] 0.646
5–24 h erythritol 3163 [2483–3460] 2864 [2604–3176] 0.333 2845 [1700–3469] 3316 [2276–3602] 0.169
5–24 h S/E ratio 0.019 [0.014–0.023] 0.014 [0.013–0.026] 0.508 0.023 [0.014–0.047] 0.016 [0.015–0.022] 0.169