Results of the metabolic balances in 19 patients with small bowel resection randomised and crossed over between the LCT and L/MCT diets
| LCT period | L/MCT period | Diff. L/MCT-LCT | 95% CI of mean diff. | p Value | |
| Fat (g/day) | |||||
| Diet | 119 (21) | 142 (27)2-150 | 24 (21) | 14;34 | 0.0001 |
| Faeces | 77 (30) | 64 (36)2-150 | −14 (25) | −26;−1 | 0.03 |
| Absorption (%) | 36 (18) | 56 (21)2-150 | 20 (19) | 11;29 | 0.0003 |
| Volume (kg/day) | |||||
| Per oral | 4165 (1019) | 4085 (904) | −80 (306) | −228;67 | 0.27 |
| PE | 767 (1335) | 767 (1335) | |||
| Stool | 1548 (1178) | 1883 (1392)2-150 | 336 (643) | 26;646 | 0.04 |
| Urine | 2259 (1318) | 1803 (960) | −456 (993) | −935;22 | 0.06 |
| Balance | 1125 (1055) | 1166 (684) | 40 (1010) | −447;527 | 0.86 |
| Calcium (mmol/day) | |||||
| Per oral | 61.9 (24.7) | 61.4 (24.5) | −0.6 (5.6) | −3.2;2.1 | 0.67 |
| Stool | 56.7 (29.8) | 53.0 (23.8) | −3.7 (13.1) | −10.0;2.6 | 0.24 |
| Absorption | 5.3 (12.9) | 8.4 (12.1) | 3.1 (15.4) | −5.1;11.3 | 0.45 |
| Absorption (%) | 8.6 (22.2) | 12.5 (21.6) | 3.9 (28.1) | −9.6;17.4 | 0.55 |
| Magnesium (mmol/day) | |||||
| Per oral | 22.4 (12.3) | 21.4 (12.1)2-150 | −1.0 (1.7) | −1.8;−0.2 | 0.02 |
| Stool | 20.2 (9.9) | 19.6 (9.5) | −0.5 (5.7) | −3.3;2.2 | 0.68 |
| Absorption | 2.2 (7.3) | 1.8 (6.3) | −0.4 (6.2) | −4.9;4.1 | 0.84 |
| Absorption (%) | 5.4 (25.0) | 2.9 (27.2) | −2.5 (29.6) | −16.7;11.8 | 0.72 |
↵2-150 Significantly different from LTC period: p<0.05, Student's paired t test.
PE, parenteral nutrition.