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Table 4 Gastrointestinal activity values

From: Effects of a late supper on digestion and the absorption of dietary carbohydrates in the following morning

 

Examination conditions

 

Usual conditions

Late conditions

P value a

OCTT (minutes)

278 ± 53b

315 ± 27b

0.023

UDC (g)

9.16 ± 7.78

5.48 ± 4.62

0.029

% UDC

12.6 ± 10.6

8.0 ± 6.8

0.016

Whole gut transit time (hours)

30.7 ± 16.4

34.4 ± 18.3

0.389

  1. aStudent’s paired t test.
  2. bValues are Mean ± SD.
  3. OCTT oro-cecal transit time, UDC unabsorbed dietary carbohydrates, % UDC percentage of unabsorbed dietary carbohydrates in the total carbohydrates in the breakfast.
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Journal of Physiological Anthropology

ISSN: 1880-6805

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