08 May 2023>: Clinical Research
Evaluation of the One-Hour C-Propionate Breath Test in 49 Patients from a Single Center in Japan to Detect Vitamin B Deficiency
Yosuke Sasaki ABCDEFG* , Takahiro Sato BDF , Tadashi Maeda BDFG , Fumiya Komatsu BCD , Naoyuki Kawagoe BC , Tsunehiko Imai ACDF , Tomoyuki Shigeta BF , Naoyasu Kashima B , Yoshihisa Urita ABDFGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.940238
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e940238
Table 3 Comparisons of RRs (%dose/h) from 1-h PBT between macrocytic and normocytic patients.
Time | Macrocytic | Normocytic | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
10 min | 42.08±23.07 | 40.38±19.28 | 0.795 |
20 min | 41.82±11.45 | 50.07±13.47 | 0.026* |
30 min | 37.82±5.32 | 43.93±9.29 | 0.003* |
40 min | 32.95±5.65 | 36.88±9.26 | 0.056 |
50 min | 28.15±4.36 | 30.87±7.86 | 0.102 |
60 min | 29.93±21.73 | 26.68±7.29 | 0.566 |
10 min | 40.55±22.90 | 34.68±16.96 | 0.411 |
20 min | 41.49±10.98 | 44.12±12.47 | 0.500 |
30 min | 37.36±5.55 | 41.9±9.53 | 0.068 |
40 min | 32.25±5.16 | 36.24±10.61 | 0.123 |
50 min | 27.86±4.39 | 30.59±8.88 | 0.207 |
60 min | 30.35±23.24 | 26.77±8.47 | 0.586 |
10 min | 52.81±30.05 | 48.77±19.88 | 0.881 |
20 min | 44.15±19.62 | 58.83±9.74 | 0.479 |
30 min | 41.06±0.36 | 46.93±8.30 | 0.010* |
40 min | 37.84±8.79 | 37.82±70 | 0.998 |
50 min | 30.2±5.01 | 31.27±6.33 | 0.817 |
60 min | 26.99±6.54 | 26.56±5.34 | 0.941 |
Means and standard deviations are listed. Macrocytosis was defined as mean corpuscular volume >100 fL. * PBT – C-propionate breath test; RR – C recovery rate. |