Table 6.

Correlation between the BAO/MAO ratio and the ability to successfully withdraw antisecretory therapy after curative gastrinoma resection^*

	Number of patients
BAO/MAO (mmol/h)	Withdrawn	Not withdrawn	Total
Normal†	15	11	26
Elevated	1	0	1
Total	16	11	27‡

^*Values indicate the number of patients in whom antisecretory medication was or was not successfully withdrawn in relation to the BAO/MAO ratio at the time of attempted drug withdrawal.

^†Normal BAO/MAO ratio is < 0.47 (see references 5 and 19).

^‡One patient excluded (see Table 3).

There is no significant difference between the proportion of patients with normal or elevated BAO/MAO ratio who were successfully withdrawn from antisecretory therapy (P = 0.60, Fisher’s exact test).