Comparison of ileum resected short bowel patients with a preserved colon and sex and age matched healthy control subjects
| Intestinal failure (n=7) | Controls (n=7) | 1-150p Value | |
| Sex (F/M) | 5/2 | 5/2 | – |
| Age (y) | 56.7 (43.0–60.4; 38.8–75.8) | 49.8 (44.9–52.7; 36.4–66.4) | 0.62 |
| Weight (kg) | 58.0 (51.4–67.7; 47.2–71.7) | 62.0 (60.3–70.0; 60.0–80.0) | 0.38 |
| Height (m) | 171 (158–176; 153–181) | 172 (168–180; 158–182) | 0.46 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.4 (19.6–23.1; 18.1–23.2) | 21.5 (20.9–22.0; 20.3–24.2) | 0.54 |
| BMR (MJ/day) | 5.6 (5.3–6.7; 5.2–7.1) | 5.7 (5.6–6.8; 5.4–7.6) | 0.46 |
Results are median (25–75%; range).
BMR, basal metabolic rate; BMI, body mass index.
↵1-150 Mann-Whitney rank sum test.