SCFA | Group A (n = 6) | Group B (n = 7) | p value | p value adj |
---|---|---|---|---|
Faecal water content (%) | 74 (70, 80.5) | 73.2 (65.7, 80) | 0.601 | 0.340 |
Acetate (µmol/g) | 255 (238, 341) | 304 (223, 385) | 0.716 | 0.959 |
Propionate (µmol/g) | 80.5 (70.5, 143) | 72.1 (46.3, 109) | 0.367 | 0.126 |
Isobutyrate (µmol/g) | 10.9 (7.6, 16.7) | 8.70 (6.1, 9.9) | 0.121 | 0.174 |
Butyrate (µmol/g) | 62.5 (41.8, 114) | 34.1 (29.2, 49.6) | 0.016 | 0.015 |
Isovalerate (µmol/g) | 11.4 (7, 17.4) | 8.6 (4.8, 11.7) | 0.180 | 0.297 |
Total SCFA (µmol/g) | 401 (386, 663) | 395 (344, 537) | 0.533 | 0.255 |
Acetate (%) | 60.2 (56.7, 65.2) | 71.6 (60.2, 75.4) | 0.037 | 0.027 |
Propionate (%) | 20.6 (18, 21.4) | 18.7 (12.4, 20.9) | 0.450 | 0.208 |
Isobutyrate (%) | 2.2 (2.02, 3.4) | 1.9 (1.4, 2.5) | 0.163 | 0.355 |
Butyrate (%) | 15.1 (11.2, 17.8) | 8.6 (8.6, 9.1) | 0.008 | 0.016 |
Isovalerate (%) | 2.1 (1.9, 3.8) | 1.8 (1.2, 3.1) | 0.295 | 0.598 |