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Table 4 Caecal tissue weight, caecal content, faecal output and concentration of bile acids in faeces

From: Effects of Pediococcus parvulus 2.6 and its exopolysaccharide on plasma cholesterol levels and inflammatory markers in mice

 

Caecal tissue weight

Caecal content

Faecal output

Bile acids in faeces*

  

(g)

  

(g)

 

(g/mouse*24 h)

(μmol/mouse*24 h)

 

Mean

SEM

n

Mean

SEM

n

Mean

SEM

n

Median

25-75%

n

Control

0.047a

0.002

10

0.14a

0.01

10

0.124

0.026

3

1.5

1.2-1.8

3

Pd 2.6 EPS

0.057b

0.002

10

0.18b

0.01

10

0.128

0.029

3

1.3

1.0-1.9

3

Pd 2.6 R

0.048a

0.002

10

0.13a

0.01

10

0.123

0.017

3

1.9

1.4-2.0

3

Pd 2.6 NR

0.051ab

0.002

10

0.16ab

0.01

10

0.113

0.028

3

1.8

0.8-2.3

3

  1. n, number of observations.
  2. Statistics were calculated using one-way ANOVA for multiple comparisons. Tukey’s test was used for pairwise comparisons of means.
  3. * These data failed the normality test so a Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance on the ranks was run followed by Dunn’s method for pairwise multiple comparisons. Groups with unlike superscript letters were significantly different (P < 0.05).