Table 6. Concentrations of short-chain fatty acids in the feces of Korean elementary school students according to their dietary patterns and ADHD scores.
| Fatty acids (mmol/g) | Dietary patterns | ADHD scores | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy | Processed food | Fish and shellfish | Meat | p-value | Control | ADHD | p-value | |
| Acetic acid | 6.44±0.151) | 6.05±0.17 | 6.21±0.15 | 5.89±0.16 | NS2) | 6.34±0.09 | 5.73±0.07* | < .054) |
| Propionic acid | 4.44±0.20 | 4.25±0.12 | 4.45±0.08 | 4.37±0.12 | NS | 4.42±0.08 | 4.27±0.11 | NS5) |
| Butyric acid | 3.91±0.05a | 3.42±0.07b | 3.87±0.10a | 3.67±0.09ab | < .053) | 3.96±0.03 | 3.60±0.6* | < .05 |
1) Values are represented as the mean ± SEM
2) NS, There were no significant difference by one-way ANOVA test
3) abc Groups with different letters in the same row are significantly different by one-way ANOVA with Duncan’s multiple range test
4) The statistical significance between the control and ADHD groups was analyzed by the Student’s t-test (*p < 0.05)
5) NS, there were no significant differences by Student’s t-test