Table 2.
Comparison of plasma levels of primary and secondary bile acids between men and women (n = 133)
| Men (n=43) | Women (n=90) | P | P 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bile Acid | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| PRIMARY (CA) | CA | 36.5 | 61.7 | 23.5 | 40.8 | 0.131 | 0.255 |
| GCA | 2.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.136 | 0.230 | |
| SECONDARY (CA) | DCA | 21.7 | 18.2 | 16.9 | 19.2 | 0.075 | 0.221 |
| GDCA | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.067 | 0.288 | |
| PRIMARY (CDCA) | CDCA | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.039 | 0.119 |
| GCDCA | 7.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 0.072 | 0.303 | |
| SECONDARY (CDCA) | GLCA | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 0.374 | 0.976 |
| GUDCA | 21.3 | 17.1 | 16.2 | 20.3 | 0.010 | 0.141 |
Data are presented as mean and SD. P values are derived from analyses of variance (ANOVA). P1 values are derived from the analyses of covariance adjusting for body fat percentage. Plasma bile acids levels were log10 transformed.
Abbreviations: CA, cholic acid; GCA, glycocholic acid; CDCA, chenodeoxycholic acid; glycochenodeoxycholic acid. DCA, deoxycholic acid; GDCA, glycodeoxycholic acid, GLCA, glycolithocholic acid; GUDCA, glycoursodeoxycholic acid.