Table 1: SCFA in Faecal Samples of IBD Patients and Healthy Subjects

Healthy Subjects (n=50) Range % PC* IBD Subjects (n=8) Range % PC P-values
Acetic Acid 209.7 ± 14.0 21.5 – 400.5 (100) 162.0 ± 28.0 64.2 – 308.9 (100) 0.160
Butyric Acid 176.0 ± 16.0* 45.2 – 503.3 (100) 86.9 ± 21.0* 32.7 – 204.2 (100) 0.004
Propionic Acid 93.3 ± 5.3* 33.8 – 185.1 (100) 65.6 ± 5.3* 45.1 – 91.7 (100) 0.001
Lactic Acid 24.5 ± 4.8 0 – 120.6 (48) 73.5 ± 37.0 0 – 254.4 (62.5) 0.237
Formic Acid 21.5 ± 9.7 0 – 364.2 (10) No detection
Pyruvic Acid 0.5 ± 0.3 0 – 16.4 (8) 2.1 ± 1.3 0 – 10.1 (37.5) 0.261
Isobutyric Acid 17.9 ± 13.2 0 – 591.3 (4) No detection

* PC = Positive cases.
Results are expressed in µmol/g wet faeces (mean ± SEM).Value marked with asterisk are significantly different between two groups (P<0.05).