Table 2.

Dual sugar absorption test results segregated by percentage of lactulose (%L).

% Lactulose absorbed	N	μmole L absorbed (mean)	μmole M absorbed (mean ± SD)	μmole M in excess of first plateau	μmole L in excess of first plateau	L:M, expressed as a ratio of moles absorbed
0.025–0.075	194	7.4	127 ± 144	0	0	0.11 ± 0.08
0.075–0.125	186	14.8	176 ± 159	0	0	0.14 ± 0.11
0.125–0.175	189	21.8	201 ± 157	0	0	0.17 ± 0.13
0.175–0.225	213	29.2	253 ± 180	0	0	0.17 ± 0.12
0.225–0.275	193	36.3	302 ± 159	0	0	0.16 ± 0.10
0.275–0.325	183	43.9	310 ± 187	0	0	0.19 ± 0.12
0.325–0.375	177	51.0	315 ± 150	0	0	0.21 ± 0.13
0.375–0.425	163	58.6	360 ± 190	45	7.6	0.20 ± 0.11
0.425–0.475	123	65.3	355 ± 151	40	14.3	0.22 ± 0.11
0.475–0.525	111	72.9	380 ± 163	65	21.9	0.24 ± 0.14
0.525–0.575	81	80.5	356 ± 156	41	29.5	0.28 ± 0.14
0.575–0.625	81	87.3	374 ± 176	59	36.3	0.29 ± 0.15
0.625–0.675	56	94.7	405 ± 171	90	43.7	0.28 ± 0.15
0.675–0.725	51	101.7	400 ± 150	85	50.7	0.29 ± 0.11
0.725–0.775	44	108.7	408 ± 170	93	57.7	0.32 ± 0.15
0.775–0.825	38	117.3	382 ± 128	67	66.3	0.35 ± 0.12
0.825–0.875	31	123.8	380 ± 170	65	72.8	0.40 ± 0.19
0.875–0.925	22	131.8	455 ± 280	140	80.8	0.38 ± 0.18
0.925–0.975	16	138.6	441 ± 123	126	87.6	0.33 ± 0.08
0.975–1.025	21	146	511 ± 160	196	95.0	0.32 ± 0.10
> 1.025	91	192.3	487 ± 249	172	141.3	0.45 ± 0.16