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Rapid orocecal transit time in obese children measured by hydrogen breath test

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2012

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1252208

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มหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ

Bibliographic Citation

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 95, No.SUPPL.12 (2012), p.S26-S31

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Rerksuppaphol S., Rerksuppaphol L. Rapid orocecal transit time in obese children measured by hydrogen breath test. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol 95, No.SUPPL.12 (2012), p.S26-S31. Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/6869

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Rapid orocecal transit time in obese children measured by hydrogen breath test

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Rerksuppaphol S.
 Rerksuppaphol L.

Abstract

Background: Gastrointestinal motility may correlate with an unusual nutritional status, such as obesity. The orocecal transit time (OCTT) is one parameter of GI motility. Objective: The primary objective of the present study was to compare OCTT in obese and non-obese children; secondary objectives were to assess the correlation between OCTT and body mass index (BMI) or appetite score. Material and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 44 children. Twenty-one obese and 18 non-obese children were included in the final analysis. Demographic data and anthropometric parameters were collected. The breath hydrogen test (BHT) using lactulose was performed to determine OCTT. Appetite score using visual analog scale was measured at the beginning and end of the present study. The difference between these scores was attributed as an increase of appetite. Student t-test and Chi-square test were employed to compare the differences between groups. Pearson's correlation was used to measure the correlation between parameters. Results: Mean OCTT in obese children was significantly faster than in non-obese children (70.0 versus 81.1 min, respectively; p-value = 0.005). The increases of appetite score during study were not significantly different between obese and non-obese children (4.3 vs. 2.9; p-value = 0.19). OCTT was significantly associated with BMI in the inverse manner (r = -0.51; p-value = 0.001), but was not significantly correlated with the appetite score (r = -0.24; p-value = 0.15). Conclusion: OCTT in obese children was faster than in non-obese children. OCTT was moderately inversely correlated with the BMI, and had a trend to negative correlation with the appetite score, though without reaching a significant value.

Subject(s)

Lactulose
 Adolescent
 Appetite
 Article
 Body mass
 Child
 Clinical article
 Controlled study
 Cross-sectional study
 Female
 Gastrointestinal motility
 Hip circumference
 Human
 Hydrogen breath test
 Intestine transit time
 Male
 Obesity
 Preschool child
 School child
 Scoring system
 Visual analog scale
 Adolescent
 Body Mass Index
 Breath Tests
 Chi-Square Distribution
 Child
 Cross-Sectional Studies
 Female
 Gastrointestinal Transit
 Humans
 Hydrogen
 Lactulose
 Male
 Obesity
 Statistics, Nonparametric

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