Intestinal permeability and its association with the patient and disease characteristics in Crohn&rsquo;s disease

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2008; 14(9): 1399-1405
Published online Mar 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1399

Table 2 Comparison of intestinal permeability and D-xylose absorption between patients and healthy controls

Parameter	Patients (n = 125)	Controls (n= 22)	P value
Lactulose excretion (%)	0.326 (0.0204-2.76)	0.293 (0.0089-0.665)	0.0391^a
Mannitol excretion (%)	12.5 (1.43-43.75)	14.2 (4.95-30.8)	0.4652
Lactulose mannitol ratio (LMR)	0.027 (0.0029-0.278)	0.0164 (0.0018-0.0548)	0.0044^a
D-xylose (g/5 g per 5 h)	1.45 (0.32-4.5)	1.89 (0.80-4.73)	0.0277^a

All values expressed as median (range);

^aP < 0.05.

Citation: Benjamin J, Makharia GK, Ahuja V, Kalaivani M, Joshi YK. Intestinal permeability and its association with the patient and disease characteristics in Crohn’s disease. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(9): 1399-1405
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i9/1399.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1399