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Table 2 Plasma bile acid levels and energy expenditure in patient groups with liver cirrhosis

From: Plasma bile acids are not associated with energy metabolism in humans

 

cirrhosis (all)

(n = 46)

cholestatic subgroup

(n = 14)

non-cholestatic subgroup

(n = 14)

normal value

Total BA (ÎĽM)

31.2 ± 3.3

40.5 ± 3.4

11.9 ± 1.5

< 10

CA (ÎĽM)

10.3 ± 2.2

13.2 ± 0.7

4.2 ± 0.7#

<1.0

CDCA (ÎĽM)

13.7 ± 2.9

16.1 ± 4.3

6.7 ± 1.7#

<3.0

DCA (ÎĽM)

3.02 ± 1.48

5.81 ± 2.99

0.60 ± 0.16#

<1.0

REE (kcal/d/1.73 m2)

1716 ± 33

1676 ± 64

1650 ± 58

 

REE (kcal/d/kg FFM)

36.9 ± 0.8

38.5 ± 1.9

37.9 ± 1.3

 

REE (% increase)

18 ± 2

19 ± 4

18 ± 3

 
  1. Data are given as means ± SEM. BA, bile acids; CA, cholic acid; CDCA, chenodeoxycholic acid; DCA, deoxycholic acid; REE, resting energy expenditure; FFM, fat free mass. The percent increase in REE is the measured value related to the value predicted by use of the Harris-Benedict formula as described in the text. # Significantly different from the cholestatic subgroup as determined by Mann-Whitney U-test, at least P < 0.05.