Table 2. Gastric, small intestinal, and colonic transit.
Rapid GE1
only (n=102) |
Rapid GE2
only (n=36) |
Rapid GE1
and GE2 (n=73) |
Normal GE1
and GE2 (n=2075) |
|
---|---|---|---|---|
Gastric emptying at 1 hour | 40 ± 8 | 29 ± 6 | 48 ± 14 | 19 ±7 |
Gastric emptying at 2 hours | 67 ± 10 | 82 ± 6 | 85 ± 7 | 47±13 |
Gastric emptying at 4 hours | 94 ± 7 | 98 ± 3 | 98 ± 2 | 86 ± 11 |
Small bowel transit (CF6) | ||||
n (%) | 99 (97%) | 35 (97%) | 71 (97%) | 2062 (99%) |
Value | 45 ± 32 | 47 ± 29 | 51 ± 32 | 46 ± 29 |
Geometric center at 24 hours (GC24) | ||||
n (%) | 79 (78%) | 27 (75%) | 61 (84%) | 1692 (82%) |
Value | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 2.1 ± 11 |
Delayed GC24 (<1.6), n (%) | 13 (13%) | 3 (7%) | 5 (7%) | 406 (20%)* |
Accelerated GC24 (>3.8), n (%) | 12 (12%) | 1 (1%) | 9 (12%) | 174 (8%) |
CF6 = colonic filling at hours; GC24 = geometric center for colonic transit at 24 hours
P<.05 versus rapid GE