Patients with cirrhosis | Healthy controls | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Gastric emptying time (minutes) | 23 (5–131) | 29 (11–182) | 0.43 |
Magnet velocity during first 2 hours in the small intestine (meters/hour) | 1.27 (0.82–2.68) | 1.00 (0.46–1.88) | 0.03 |
Magnet velocity during first 4 hours in the small intestine (meters/hour) | 0.95 (0.60–1.79) | 0.75 (0.30–1.34) | 0.06 |
Total gastrointestinal transit time (days) | 1.6 (0.5–2.9) | 2.0 (1.0–3.9) | 0.33 |
Duration of time in the small intestine with fast movements (minutes) | 8 (3–18) | 6 (2–14) | 0.16 |
Distance travelled during fast movements during the first 4 hours (meters) | 1.97 (1.28–4.98) | 1.47 (0.27–3.23) | 0.04 |
Duration of time in the small intestine with slow movements (minutes) | 50 (19–87) | 38 (10–76) | 0.45 |
Distance travelled during slow movements during the first 4 hours (meters) | 1.27 (0.58–2.07) | 0.89 (0.30–1.66) | 0.05 |
Basic frequency of small intestinal contractions (contractions/minute) | 9.5 (8.8–10.9) | 9.8 (8.7–10.4) | 0.18 |