Measures of proliferation
| Measure of proliferation | Dietary groups | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Wheat bran | Oat bran | All Bran | |
| No. of subjects | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| No. of crypts | 24.4 (4.7) | 25.0 (4.4) | 25.2 (4.0) | 26.3 (2.8) |
| No. of labelled cells/crypt column | 1.9 (0.4) | 1.7 (0.3) | 1.8 (0.3) | 1.8 (0.2) |
| No. of cells /crypt column | 80.7 (6.8) | 82.6 (8.3) | 82.2 (7.7) | 83.5 (6.7) |
| Total labelling index | 2.23 (0.48) | 2.12 (0.35) | 2.19 (0.39) | 2.18 (0.33) |
| Per cent of labelled cells within compartments*: | ||||
| Compartment 1 | 33.8 (6.7) | 34.9 (9.9) | 34.7 (7.4) | 35.5 (8.2) |
| Compartment 2 | 44.1 (6.0) | 44.9 (7.1) | 42.6 (4.4) | 43.6 (6.6) |
| Compartment 3 | 19.6 (4.10) | 18.2 (5.5) | 19.4 (5.9) | 17.9 (7.0) |
| Compartments 4 and 5 | 2.6 (2.8) 100 | 2.1 (2.4) 100 | 3.4 (4.0) 100 | 3.0 (3.6) 100 |
Results expressed as mean (SD). *Number of labelled cells in each compartment over the total number of labelled cells.