Abnormal faecal chymotrypsin | ||||
Number | Abnormal faecal elastase 1 (<200 μg/g stool) | <3 U/g stool | <6 U/g stool | |
Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency | ||||
Absent | 34 | 2 (6) | 3 (9) | 7 (21)* |
Present | 30 | 16 (53) | 11 (37) | 17 (57)† |
Mild | 10 | 4 (40) | 1 (10) | 3 (30)‡ |
Moderate | 9 | 3 (33) | 2 (22) | 4 (44)§ |
Severe | 11 | 9 (82) | 8 (73) | 10 (91)¶ |
Values in parentheses are percentages.
Faecal elastase 1 v faecal chymotrypsin <3 U/g stool and <6 U/g stool (McNemar test): *p=1, p=0.18, NS; †p=0.13, p=1, NS;‡p=0.25, p=1, NS; §p=1, p=1, NS; ¶p=1, p=1, NS.