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Table 3 Comparison of %13C dose h- 1 curves and %13C cumulative excretion curves after oral administration of L-[1-13C] Phenylalanine in elderly groups (mean ± SD).

From: Clinical research on liver reserve function by 13C-phenylalanine breath test in aged patients with chronic liver diseases

Time

Control (n = 38)

Chronic Hepatitis B (n = 30)

Cirrhosis (n = 55)

   

Child-Pugh A (n = 19)

Child-Pugh B (n = 28)

Child-Pugh C (n = 8)

13CO2ER t

10 min

8.6 ± 1.4

8.2 ± 1.3

6.2 ± 1.3 a

4.3 ± 1.0 a, c

2.2 ± 0.7 a, c, d

20 min

13.9 ± 1.8

13.1 ± 1.3

8.9 ± 1.7 a

6.2 ± 0.9 a, c

3.7 ± 0.8 a, c, d

30 min

12.3 ± 1.6

11.8 ± 1.6

6.9 ± 1.2 a

5.1 ± 0.6 a, c

4.1 ± 0.3 a, c, e

45 min

6.8 ± 0.8

6.5 ± 0.7

5.4 ± 0.5 a

4.4 ± 0.5 a, c

3.9 ± 0.3 a, c, e

60 min

5.2 ± 0.5

5.1 ± 0.5

4.8 ± 0.5 a

3.9 ± 0.5 a, c

3.5 ± 0.3 a, c, e

90 min

4.5 ± 0.5

4.4 ± 0.5

4.0 ± 0.4 a

3.2 ± 0.5 a, c

2.8 ± 0.4 a, c, e

120 min

3.7 ± 0.5

3.6 ± 0.5

3.1 ± 0.4 a

2.4 ± 0.5 a, c

1.9 ± 0.6 a, c, e

13CCUM t

   CUM 10 min%

1.8 ± 0.3

1.7 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3 a

0.9 ± 0.2 a, c

0.5 ± 0.1 a, c, d

   CUM 20 min%

4.7 ± 0.5

4.4 ± 0.4

3.1 ± 0.6 a

2.2 ± 0.3 a, c

1.2 ± 0.3 a, c, d

   CUM 30 min%

7.2 ± 0.6

6.9 ± 0.4

4.5 ± 0.7 a

3.2 ± 0.3 a, c

2.1 ± 0.3 a, c, d

   CUM 45 min%

8.6 ± 0.7

8.2 ± 0.5

5.7 ± 0.7 a

4.1 ± 0.4 a, c

2.9 ± 0.3 a, c, d

   CUM 60 min%

9.7 ± 0.7

9.3 ± 0.5

6.6 ± 0.8 a

4.9 ± 0.5 a, c

3.6 ± 0.3 a, c, d

   CUM 90 min%

10.6 ± 0.7

10.2 ± 0.5

7.5 ± 0.8 a

5.6 ± 0.5 a, c

4.2 ± 0.4 a, c, d

   CUM 120 min%

11.4 ± 0.8

10.9 ± 0.5

8.1 ± 0.8 a

6.1 ± 0.6 a, c

4.6 ± 0.4 a, c, d

  1. Note: Compare to control group, a P < 0.01, b P < 0.05;
  2. Compare with Child-Pugh A: c P < 0.01;
  3. Compare between Child-Pugh B and C, d P < 0.01, e P < 0.05