Gastric acid secretion in men and women
| Group | Sex | Number | Age | BAO (mEq/h) | MAO (mEq/h) |
| 1 | M | 8 | 52 (4) | 3.4 (0.3) | 13.3 (1.6) |
| F | 7 | 47 (3) | 3.7 (0.3) | 13.8 (0.7) | |
| 2 | M | 7 | 48 (4) | 4.3 (0.4) | 17.5 (1.2) |
| F | 7 | 48 (5) | 4.6 (0.2) | 18.9 (0.8) | |
| 3 | M | 6 | 76 (2) | 2.3 (0.1) | 7.4 (0.3) |
| F | 6 | 75 (3) | 3.3 (0.3) | 10.7 (0.6) | |
| 4 | M | 7 | 75 (3) | 3.1 (0.2) | 13.6 (1.0) |
| F | 7 | 76 (2) | 4.0 (0.2) | 16.0 (0.8) | |
| 5 | M | 7 | 48 (4) | 3.0 (0.3) | 11.0 (1.6) |
| F | 6 | 45 (4) | 3.5 (0.2) | 14.1 (1.2) | |
| 6 | M | 7 | 52 (4) | 3.8 (0.3) | 14.9 (1.1) |
| F | 6 | 43 (5) | 4.5 (0.2) | 17.1 (0.4) | |
| 7 | M | 7 | 75 (2) | 1.6 (0.4) | 5.7 (0.6) |
| F | 9 | 75 (2) | 2.5 (0.2) | 8.9 (0.7) | |
| 8 | M | 6 | 76 (3) | 2.8 (0.1) | 10.9 (0.7) |
| F | 7 | 77 (2) | 3.1 (0.1) | 13.0 (0.6) |
Results are expressed as mean (SEM).
Differences in BAO were significant between men and women in groups 3, 4, and 7 (p<0.01), and in groups 6 and 8 (p<0.05). Differences in MAO were significant between men and women in group 3 (p<0.01), and in groups 6, 7, and 8 (p<0.05).