Effects of ethanol and sex on propionate metabolism evaluated via a faster 13C-propionate breath test in rats

Table 2 Propionate breath test results in male and female rats

	Male (n = 16)	Female (n = 16)	P value
Cmax	1478.0	1302.3	0.039a
5 min	381.8	412.5	0.358
10 min	838.6	837.4	0.983
15 min	1259.2	1114.1	0.049a
20 min	1455.7	1238.2	0.011a
25 min	1471.3	1267.9	0.007a
30 min	1418.5	1248.2	0.008a
35 min	1330.6	1197.1	0.010a
40 min	1240.3	1136.5	0.013a
45 min	1134.5	1075.9	0.035a
50 min	1044.7	994.6	0.050
55 min	959.9	918.8	0.083
60 min	884.2	845.6	0.309

^aP < 0.05.