Table 1.

The total SCFAs in IBS patient and HC

References	IBS patient			HC
	Mean (mmol/l)	SD	Number	Mean (mmol/l)	SD	Number
Kopecny and Simunek [27]	88.15	207.44	16	108.95	60.01	5
Mortensen et al. [8]	96.89	3.64	18	114.00	19.00	9
Ringel-Kulka et al. [26]	92.10	44.10	114	92.00	33.30	33
Tana et al. [25]	107.10	31.10	26	85.80	28.60	26
Vernia et al. [28]	131.40	62.60	38	108.50	58.30	50

SCFAs, short-chain fatty acids; IBS, irritable bowel syndrome; HC, healthy control