Percentage of lactulose (L) and mannitol (M) recovered from the urine of patients and L:M ratios according to severity of disease (n = 32 patients)
| Severity | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I (n = 7) | II (n = 7) | III (n = 10) | IV (n = 8) | ||
| Results expressed as median (interquartile range). | |||||
| L | 1.02 (0.86–4.26) | 2.67 (1.32–3.90) | 2.22 (1.01–2.66) | 3.73 (0.41–4.91) | NS |
| M | 11.74 (3.79–23.00) | 15.50 (3.30–17.55) | 11.95 (9.94–15.27) | 9.43 (2.92–14.96) | NS |
| L:M | 0.15 (0.09–0.40) | 0.24 (0.20–0.83) | 0.14 (0.06–0.25) | 0.29 (0.13–0.54) | N.S |