Table 2.

Basal and postprandial BA and C4 serum concentrations

Variables	Control	Overweight	Obesity	p-value
N (men/women)	16 (7/9)	14 (8/6)	12 (6/6)	n.s.a
Bile acids (μM)
t = 0 h	1.1 (0.8–1.7)	1.5 (0.8–2.2)	1.4 (0.9–1.7)	0.343
t = 2 h	1.4 (1.1–4.7)	2.1 (1.2–3.8)	2.4 (1.6–4.1)	0.311
t = 4 h	1.1 (0.7–2.0)	2.0 (1.3–2.5)	2.0 (1.0–2.3)	0.155
t = 6 h	0.7 (0.5–1.6)	1.3 (0.8–2.0)	1.2 (0.8–1.7)	0.087
C4 (nM)
t = 0 h	41.4 (7.0–69.2)	58.5 (12.8–91.6)	35.1 (1.2–72.3)	0.422
t = 2 h	28.1 (7.1–49.6)	43.1 (10.0–114.0)	35.7 (1.2–118.3)	0.765
t = 4 h	13.0 (6.8–44.7)	40.8 (21.1–99.3)	32.7 (3.3–108.0)	0.343
t = 6 h	11.8 (4.1–34.4)	40.7 (18.1–80.1)	28.6 (3.5–82.4)	0.445

All data are given as median (interquartile range), p-values: Kruskal-Wallis-test,^aChi-square-test