Table 2.

Description of faecal and urine samples (n 189)

(Medians with quartile 1 (Q1) and quartile 3 (Q3))

	Median	Q1, Q3
Faecal dry weight (g/d)	37·6	30·5, 48·7
Faecal wet weight (g/d)	148	113, 210
Faecal water content (%)	74·0	71·0, 77·0
Faecal energy excretion (kJ/d)*	800	630, 1044
Faecal fat excretion (g/d)*	7·68	5·65, 10·0
Faecal Ca excretion (mg/d)*	849	637, 1126
Urinary Ca excretion (mg/d)*	134	90·0, 203
Total Ca excretion (mg/d)†	1044	760, 1286

^*n 186.

^†n 183.