Table 2.
Baseline characteristics (n = 30).
| Measures | Valuesa |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 24.3 ± 1.3 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 22.8 ± 0.9 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.8 ± 0.1 |
| Insulin (μU/mL) | 7.6 ± 0.6 |
| Rome III IBSb n (%) | 12 (40) |
| LNP (CC13910/GG22018)c n (%) | 24 (80) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Caucasian, n (%) | 9 (30) |
| Asian, n (%) | 11 (37) |
| South Asian, n (%) | 10 (33) |
a
Values presented as mean ± SEM or count (percentage) as indicated.
b
IBS, Irritable bowel syndrome.
c
LNP, Lactase non-persistence based on SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) analyses.