Table 4.
Plasma SCFAs concentrations (mg/L) between (#) and within (*) groups comparisons.
| Control group | Oat group | p # | Control group | Oat group | p # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acetic acid (mg/L) | Valeric acid (mg/L) | ||||||
| Baseline (Day 0) | 3.84 ± 0.79 | 3.92 ± 0.85 | 0.64 | Baseline (Day 0) | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.57 |
| Day 45 | 4.37 ± 1.08 | 4.37 ± 1.10 | 0.98 | Day 45 | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 0.17 ± 0.02 | 0.57 |
| p * | 0.01 | 0.03 | P * | 0.34 | 0.17 | ||
| Propionic acid (mg/L) | Isovaleric acid (mg/L) | ||||||
| Baseline (Day 0) | 0.33 ± 0.11 | 0.35 ± 0.08 | 0.44 | Baseline (Day 0) | 2.49 ± 0.59 | 2.64 ± 0.63 | 0.24 |
| Day 45 | 0.40 ± 0.12 | 0.39 ± 0.12 | 0.69 | Day 45 | 2.63 ± 0.58 | 2.64 ± 0.44 | 0.94 |
| p * | 0.009 | 0.050 | P * | 0.29 | 0.96 | ||
| Butyric acid (mg/L) | Hexanoic acid (mg/L) | ||||||
| Baseline (Day 0) | 0.86 ± 0.82 | 0.96 ± 0.82 | 0.56 | Baseline (Day 0) | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 0.81 |
| Day 45 | 1.00 ± 1.02 | 1.03 ± 0.95 | 0.9 | Day 45 | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.31 ± 0.05 | 0.99 |
| p * | 0.45 | 0.68 | p * | 0.51 | 0.64 | ||
| Isobutyric acid (mg/L) | |||||||
| Baseline (Day 0) | 1.08 ± 0.30 | 1.13 ± 0.28 | 0.35 | ||||
| Day 45 | 1.04 ± 0.30 | 1.12 ± 0.28 | 0.18 | ||||
| p * | 0.56 | 0.86 | |||||
Data are expressed by mean ± SD. Independent-Samples t-test was used for comparisons between groups. Paired-samples t-test was used for comparisons within group.