Research Article
Breath Hydrogen as a Biomarker for Glucose Malabsorption after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Table 1
Demographics of individuals after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery undergoing glucose-hydrogen breath testing (
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| Age | | Mean | 49 years | Range | 28–71 years | Gender | | Female | 60 (95%) | Male | 3 (5%) | Race | | Black Americans | 44 (70%) | Caucasians | 19 (30%) | Body mass index | | Mean ± SEM | 35 ± 10 kg/m2 | Range | 21 to 54 kg/m2 | Months between bariatric | | surgery and breath testing | | Mean ± SEM | 65 ± 5 months | Range | 6 to 228 months |
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