Detection and analysis of serum bile acid profile in patients with colonic polyps

Table 5 Bile acid levels in single polyp group and multiple polyps group (nmol/L)

	Single polyp group	Multiple polyps group	P value
Primary free BAs
CA	92.40 (35.40, 275.50)	59.70 (23.50, 170.00)	0.067
CDCA	492.00 (193.50, 905.50)	357.00 (84.80, 836.00)	0.185
Primary conjugated BAs
TCA	23.50 (8.70, 47.35)	20.20 (5.00, 52.10)	0.809
GCA	203.00 (93.35, 330.00)	157.00 (60.90, 342.00)	0.363
GCDCA	1050.00 (506.50, 1945.00)	881.00 (354.00, 2030.00)	0.346
TCDCA	80.70 (29.70, 170.50)	69.10 (25.10, 165.00)	0.707
Secondary free BAs
DCA	119.00 (10.90, 401.00)	145.00 (32.30, 437.00)	0.588
LCA	5.50 (0.25, 15.50)	6.70 (0.00, 17.60)	0.715
UDCA	74.90 (33.15, 210.00)	73.70 (17.20, 253.00)	0.540
Secondary conjugated BAs
TDCA	7.60 (0.00, 24.70)	11.20 (0.70, 36.10)	0.371
GDCA	116.00 (10.60, 239.00)	113.00 (12.70, 253.00)	0.991
TLCA	0.00 (0.00, 2.10)	0.00 (0.00, 2.80)	0.520
GLCA	2.70 (0.00, 16.70)	5.50 (0.00, 16.20)	0.340
TUDCA	9.10 (3.05, 15.00)	6.90 (3.30, 15.00)	0.865
GUDCA	169.00 (47.20, 399.50)	115.00 (47.10, 340.00)	0.482

BA: Bile acid; CA: Cholic acid; CDCA: Chenodeoxycholic acid; TCA: Taurocholic acid; GCA: Glycocholic acid; TCDCA: Taurochenodeoxycholic acid; GCDCA: Glycochenodeoxycholic acid; DCA: Deoxycholic acid; UDCA: Ursodeoxycholic acid; LCA: Lithocholic acid; TDCA: Tauroursodeoxycholic acid; GDCA: Glycodeoxycholic acid; TUDCA: Tauroursodeoxycholic acid; GUDCA: Glycoursodeoxycholic acid; TLCA: Taurolithocholic acid; GLCA: Glycolithocholic acid.