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. 2022 May 14;28(18):1965–1980. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i18.1965

Table 2.

Short-chain fatty acid variations according to the provided diet

SCFAs (µmol/g)
CD0
CD1
P value
KD0
KD1
P value
Acetic acid 24.04 ± 19.34 27.21 ± 20.69 0.463 24.07 ± 19.75 26.77 ± 14.91 0.431
Propionic acid 6.81 ± 4.86 6.68 ± 5.16 0.939 6.02 ± 6.31 8.43 ± 5.73 0.891
Butyric acid 4.49 ± 9.51 6.15 ± 6.67 0.375 4.29 ± 6.61 5.43 ± 8.34 0.403
Isobutyric acid 0.91 ± 0.50 0.84 ± 0.91 0.82 0.87 ± 0.88 0.90 ± 0.51 0.547
2-Methylbutyric acid 0.62 ± 0.39 0.54 ± 0.65 0.899 0.41 ± 0.52 0.48 ± 0.34 0.174
Isovaleric acid 0.76 ± 0.32 0.69 ± 0.80 0.705 0.58 ± 0.61 0.57 ± 0.29 0.579
Valeric acid 0.94 ± 0.84 1.31 ± 1.07 0.82 0.52 ± 1.69 1.18 ± 1.49 0.352
Total 38.53 ± 33.26 44.35 ± 40.98 0.596 45.32 ± 29.69 44.62 ± 33.69 0.403

Data are presented as the median (interquartile range). P values were calculated using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. CD0: Pre-control wheat diet; CD1: Post-control wheat diet; KD0: Pre-Khorasan wheat diet; KD1: Post-Khorasan wheat diet.