Table 2.
Fecal SCFA concentrations (mg/g dry feces) before (T0) and after 1 month (T1) of the KD.
| T0 | T1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | p | |
| Total SCFA | 20.7 (11.0–25.8) | 9.3 (5.5–13.9) | 0.018 |
| Acetate | 8.4 (4–12.2) | 2.7 (2.1–5.3) | 0.018 |
| Butyrate | 4.8 (3.8–6.8) | 3.2 (1.3–4.2) | 0.018 |
| Propionate | 3.4 (2.6–5.2) | 2.4 (1.0–3.5) | 0.043 |
| Iso-valerate | 1.1 (0.4–1.5) | 0.6 (0.5–0.7) | 0.128 |
| Iso-butyrate | 0.6 (0.4–1.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.4) | 0.028 |
Data are expressed as median (interquartile range).