From: Faecal short-chain fatty acids - a diagnostic biomarker for irritable bowel syndrome?
IBS subtype | Propionic minus Butyric acid | Statistics p-value | |
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IBS | Control | ||
IBS-C (no 8) | 0.21 (0.24) | - 0.32 (0.69) | p = 0.04 |
IBS-D (no 9) | 0.51 (0.37) | - 0.32 (0.69) | p = 0.002 |
IBS-M (no 7) | 0.37 (0.37) | - 0.32 (0.69) | p = 0.016 |
IBS-U (no 1) | 0.24 (−−-) | - 0.32 (0.69) | ns (p = 0.43) |