Table 5 |
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Correlations between apoptotic index, cell turnover, Ki-67 counts and crypt height in distal colon and selected caecal and faecal parameters1 |
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Apoptotic index |
Cell turnover |
Ki-67 counts |
Crypt column height |
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r |
P-value |
r |
P-value |
r |
P-value |
r |
P-value |
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Caecum |
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Total SCFA (μmol/g) |
0.130 |
0.19 |
-0.376 |
0.005 |
-0.306 |
0.02 |
-.114 |
0.26 |
|
Acetate |
0.014 |
0.89 |
-0.314 |
0.02 |
-0.23 |
0.09 |
-0.09 |
0.37 |
|
Propionate |
0.071 |
0.48 |
-0.196 |
0.15 |
-0.16 |
0.26 |
-0.16 |
0.10 |
|
Butyrate |
0.280 |
0.004 |
-0.325 |
0.02 |
-0.3 |
0.03 |
-0.07 |
0.46 |
|
pH |
-0.191 |
0.052 |
0.635 |
0.001 |
0.57 |
0.001 |
-0.08 |
0.44 |
|
Faeces |
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Total SCFA |
0.06 |
0.56 |
-0.104 |
0.45 |
-0.19 |
0.18 |
-0.13 |
0.21 |
|
Acetate |
-0.039 |
0.69 |
-0.253 |
0.06 |
-0.27 |
0.05 |
-0.1 |
0.34 |
|
Propionate |
0.018 |
0.86 |
-0.065 |
0.64 |
-0.06 |
0.64 |
-0.17 |
0.10 |
|
Butyrate |
0.265 |
0.008 |
-0.257 |
0.06 |
-0.25 |
0.06 |
-0.12 |
0.25 |
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pH |
-0.164 |
0.099 |
0.610 |
0.001 |
0.54 |
0.001 |
-0.08 |
0.41 |
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1 Relationship between caecal, colonic and faecal variables with apoptosis and epithelial kinetics were analysed by Spearman's correlation test. |
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Le Leu et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2009 6:11 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-6-11 |
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