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. 2019 Nov 21;25(43):6416–6429. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i43.6416

Table 7.

Correlation of bowel disease questionnaire scores with isovalerate or isohexanoate

Groups	Metabolites	Frequency of abdominal pain		Severity of abdominal pain
Groups	Metabolites	r	P value	r	P value
IBS-D	Isovalerate	0.475²	0.008	0.377¹	0.040
IBS-D	Isohexanoate	0.414¹	0.023	0.097	0.612
All subjects	Isovalerate	0.200	0.188	0.143	0.350
All subjects	Isohexanoate	0.473²	0.001	0.371¹	0.012

¹

There was association between parameters (P < 0.05).

²

There was association between parameters (P < 0.01). IBS-D: Irritable bowel syndrome with predominant diarrhea.