Dual-sugar tests of small intestinal permeability are poor predictors of bacterial infections and mortality in cirrhosis: A prospective study

Figure 1 Intestinal permeability is impaired in cirrhosis and correlates with severity. A: Boxplots (according to Tukey’s definition with outliers) of the intestinal permeability (IP) index as determined by the lactulose/mannitol ratio in healthy controls and in patients with cirrhosis stratified for Child-Pugh stage; B: Scatter dot and non-parametric correlation (Spearman’s rho and P value) of IP index with MELD score.