Table 3.
Faecal SCFA concentrations in younger (<50 years) and older (≥50 years) Dietary Intervention, Stem cells and Colorectal Cancer study participants pre- and post-intervention irrespective of treatment group
(Mean values with their standard errors)
| SCFA | <50 years old | ≥50 years old | P* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | sem | Mean | sem | |||
| Pre-intervention faecal SCFA concentrations (mmol/kg) | Acetate | 42·9 | 3·4 | 44·5 | 2·7 | 0·705 |
| Propionate | 13·8 | 1·3 | 13·2 | 0·98 | 0·718 | |
| Butyrate | 12·8 | 1·4 | 12·6 | 1·1 | 0·932 | |
| Total SCFA | 77·6 | 8·7 | 77·9 | 7·8 | 0·979 | |
| Post-intervention faecal SCFA concentrations (mmol/kg) | Acetate | 45·6 | 4·7 | 45·0 | 2·8 | 0·919 |
| Propionate | 15·1 | 2·0 | 12·4 | 0·85 | 0·984 | |
| Butyrate | 13·3 | 1·8 | 12·3 | 1·0 | 0·631 | |
| Total SCFA | 79·6 | 12·0 | 78·9 | 5·5 | 0·959 | |
*
Independent-samples t test.