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World J Gastroenterol. May 7, 2014; 20(17): 5000-5007
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5000
Published online May 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5000
Table 1 A comparison of the regional transit times between patients and healthy controls
Transit time(min) | Patients(mean ± SD) | Controls(mean ± SD) | P value |
GET | 290 ± 76 | 306 ± 55.9 | 0.86 |
SBTT | 305 ± 14.5 | 270 ± 25.9 | 0.24 |
CTT | 1443 ± 192.8 | 1861 ± 263.7 | 0.21 |
WGTT | 2039 ± 202 | 2437 ± 279.4 | 0.26 |
Table 2 A comparison of the regional motility pattern, given by areas under the curve, between patients and healthy controls
Motility(AUC) | Patients(mean ± SD) | Controls(mean ± SD) | P value |
Antral | 3590 ± 708.3 | 4710 ± 850.1 | 0.32 |
Duodenal | 3909 ± 919 | 6000 ± 1310 | 0.20 |
Ileal | 13414 ± 2203 | 12679 ± 2131 | 0.81 |
Cecal | 4071 ± 531.2 | 5176 ± 878 | 0.29 |
Recto-sigmoid | 20504 ± 4583 | 11894 ± 215 | 0.09 |
- Citation: Farmer AD, Mohammed SD, Dukes GE, Scott SM, Hobson AR. Caecal pH is a biomarker of excessive colonic fermentation. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(17): 5000-5007
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i17/5000.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i17.5000