08 May 2023 : Clinical Research
Evaluation of the One-Hour ¹³C-Propionate Breath Test in 49 Patients from a Single Center in Japan to Detect Vitamin B₁₂ Deficiency
Yosuke SasakiDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940238
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940238
Figure 2 Comparisons of RRs from 1-h PBT between patients with normal and low serum VB12 levels. Horizontal axis and vertical axis indicate time (min) after 13C-propionate administration. and RR (%dose/h), respectively. VB12 deficiency was defined as serum VB12 level <145 pg/mL. The tinted area around each line indicates standard deviation. There were no significant differences of RRs between the 2 groups. PBT – 13C-propionate breath test; RR – 13C recovery rate; VB12 – vitamin B12.






