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Gut 46:768-773 doi:10.1136/gut.46.6.768
  • Stomach

A valid, accurate, office based non-radioactive test for gastric emptying of solids

Table 1

Normal values of gastric emptying indices of the [13C]S platensis breath test in healthy volunteers (minutes)

Test meal (No) Variable Median Q1–Q3 10–90th Min-Max
Egg meal (30) tLAG  43 36–47 33–53 27–59
t1/2 104 86–111 77–120 65–130
Biscuit meal (27) tLAG  38 33–42 28–49 26–51
t1/2  88 80–102 73–118 67–120
  • Q1–Q3, interquartile range; 10–90th, 10th to 90th percentile values; tLAG, lag time; t1/2, half-emptying time.

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