Table 4.

Univariate associations (Spearman correlation values) of total fecal BAs, proportions of primary (CDCA and CA) and secretory (CDCA and DCA) fecal BAs, and colonic transit at 24 (GC24) and 48 (GC48) hours in IBS-D patients with normal fecal BA excretion, that is, total fecal BAs <2337 µmoles per 48 hours

	Colonic transit GC24	Colonic transit GC48
Total fecal BAs (µmoles per 48 hrs)	0.15b	0.34a
% fecal primary BAs: CDCA and CA	0.16c	0.41a
% fecal secretory BAs: CDCA and DCA	0.21d	0.36a

^ap<0.0036;

^bp=0.1769;

^cp=0.1337;

^dp=0.0476