Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the dependent and independent variables in the dataset.
| Variablea | All data | Rats | Hamster | Dog | Guinea Pig | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Min | Max | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Total fecal excretion of BA (μmol/d) | |||||||
| Control | 19.9 (36.57) | 2.7 | 103 | 7.94 (2.912) | 3.25 (0.771) | 102 | 6.29 |
| Soluble Fiber | 16.4 (38.17) | 2.7 | 189 | 13.9 (5.47) | 3.69 (0.856) | 189 | 7.61 |
| Overall | 17.2 (37.21) | 2.7 | 189 | 12.5 (5.54) | 3.62 (0.829) | 146 (61) | 6.95 (0.933) |
| Total fecal excretion of BA (μmol/g feed intake) | |||||||
| Control | 0.30 (0.121) | 0.18 | 0.50 | 0.40 (0.130) | 0.22 (0.055) | 0.24 | 0.23 |
| Soluble Fiber | 0.44 (0.273) | 0.17 | 1.07 | 0.68 (0.240) | 0.23 (0.071) | 0.43 | 0.29 |
| Overall | 0.41 (0.251) | 0.17 | 1.07 | 0.62 (0.248) | 0.23 (0.067) | 0.33 (0.132) | 0.26 (0.043) |
| Feed intake (g/day) | 46.4 (105.58) | 13.8 | 443 | 20.3 (2.66) | 15.9 (1.67) | 435 (12) | 26.9 (0.85) |
| Dietary carbohydrate (%) | 54.8 (8.71) | 8.71 | 72 | 61.6 (8.29) | 49.5 (4.01) | 55.8 (1.40) | 44.3 |
| Dietary fat (%) | 16.2 (5.59) | 6.31 | 21.1 | 15.5 (5.09) | 16.1 (6.80) | 11.8 (0.07) | 16.9 |
| Dietary protein (%) | 14.1 (4.04) | 6.2 | 18.1 | 13.1 (4.89) | 14.8 (3.21) | 20.3 | 18.1 |
| n (treatment means) | 30 | – | – | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| n (studies) | 10 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
a
BA = bile acids; Overall = control and soluble fiber treatment results combined.