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Table 2 Response to cholestyramine. BMI: Body mass index. Obesity was considered when the BMI was 30.0 or higher. Faecal urgency: is defined as the sudden need to rush to empty one's bowels

From: Prevalence of biliary acid malabsorption in patients with chronic diarrhoea of functional characteristics: a prospective study

 

No response

Response

p value

N = 10

N = 6

Age, years

39 (30.5–44.7)

31.5 (20.5–49.2)

0.447

Sex, male, %

7 /70%)

3 (50)

0.607

Obesity BMI ≥ 30, %

4 (50)

0 (0)

0.236

BMI, Kg/m2

28.9 (25.7–33.7)

24.2 (23–26.3)

0.540

Abdominal pain, %

5 (50)

0 (0)

0.231

Symptoms duration before SeHCAT, months

16.4 (10.9–26.6)

15.33 (13.8–6)

0.302

Faecal urgency, %

2 (22.2)

2 (33.3)

1.000

Number of stools

5 (3–6)

5 (3–7)

1.000

SeHCAT retention, %

4.5 (1.6–5.6)

3.5 (0.0–9.6)

1.000

Dose of cholestyramine, grams

4.5 (2–7.5)

3 (3–3.7)

0.661

Patients with adverse events, %

4 (40)

3 (50)

1.000