Table 3

Differences in percentage absorption of calcium and magnesium with the L/MCT diet compared with the LCT diet in patients with and without a colon in continuity

Colon (n=10)No colon (n=9)p Value
Calcium
 Absorption with LCT (%)5.5 (27.2) 12.1 (15.9)
 Absorption with L/MCT (%)9.2 (23.6)3-153 16.2 (19.8)3-153
 Diff. L/MCT v LCT3.7 (36.9)  4.1 (15.7)3-150 0.82
Magnesium
 Absorption with LCT (%)5.8 (30.9)  4.9 (18.3)
 Absorption with L/MCT (%)8.3 (22.0)3-153  −3.1 (32.2)3-153
 Diff. L/MCT v LCT2.5 (27.7) −8.0 (32.3)3-150 0.25

  • ↵3-153 No significant change between LCT and L/MCT diets (p >0.05, Student's paired t test).

  • ↵3-150 No significant difference between patients with and without a colon in continuity (p>0.05, Student's t test).