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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2013; 19(4): 550-555
Published online Jan 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i4.550
Published online Jan 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i4.550
Table 1 Physical characteristic of the participants
Variable | Male (n = 23) | Female (n = 24) | Total (n = 47) | P value |
Age (yr) | 37.3 ± 5.8 | 35.9 ± 5.6 | 36.0 ± 5.9 | 0.108 |
Height (cm) | 172.1 ± 5.1 | 159.6 ± 6.3 | 165.2 ± 8.5 | < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 75.6 ± 12.5 | 55.2 ± 6.8 | 64.4 ± 14.1 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5 ± 3.5 | 21.7 ± 2.5 | 23.4 ± 3.5 | < 0.001 |
LBM (kg) | 57.1 ± 15.3 | 41.1 ± 5.0 | 48.3 ± 13.5 | < 0.001 |
BF (%) | 21.1 ± 8.7 | 25.5 ± 3.5 | 23.5 ± 6.7 | 0.009 |
Table 2 Physical activity amount and intensity of the subjects
Variable | Male | Female | Total | P value |
TEE (kcal) | 637.6 ± 44.3 | 464.3 ± 64.9 | 542.4 ± 54.9 | 0.003 |
TAC (count) | 247 017 ± 75 022 | 178 014 ± 75 998 | 212 515.5 ± 75 501 | 0.003 |
EEL (kcal) | 148.5 ± 6.9 | 120.0 ± 16.8 | 133.1 ± 16.8 | 0.006 |
EEM (kcal) | 472.0 ± 36.2 | 281.4 ± 22.2 | 367.4 ± 22.2 | < 0.001 |
EEV (kcal) | 24.5 ± 6.7 | 11.1 ± 47.8 | 17.8 ± 13.8 | 0.214 |
Table 3 Daily macro-nutrients intake of the subjects
Variable | Male | Female | Total | P value |
Totalenergy (kcal) | 2193.1 ± 259.2 | 2091.5 ± 229.2 | 2147.2 ± 233.6 | 0.292 |
Protein (g) | 85.0 ± 18.6 | 82.5 ± 20.9 | 83.6 ± 19.6 | 0.493 |
Fat (g) | 65.5 ± 23.3 | 51.2 ± 17.4 | 59.0 ± 21.9 | 0.010 |
Carbohydrate (g) | 338.8 ± 71.7 | 298.5 ± 42.4 | 305.8 ± 61.2 | 0.054 |
Fiber(g) | 8.1 ± 4.5 | 9.9 ± 4.7 | 8.9 ± 4.6 | 0.133 |
Water (g) | 1714.3 ± 329.4 | 1164.7 ± 263.6 | 1227.0 ± 286.8 | 0.009 |
Table 4 Segmental colon transit time of the subjects
Variable | Male | Female | Total | P value |
LCTT (h) | 0.9 ± 2.2 | 1.1 ± 3.0 | 1.0 ± 2.6 | 0.592 |
RCTT (h) | 3.5 ± 4.9 | 10.0 ± 11.6 | 6.8 ± 9.6 | 0.023 |
RSCTT (h) | 4.4 ± 4.7 | 13.6 ± 12.5 | 9.0 ± 8.6 | 0.004 |
TCTT (h) | 8.8 ± 9.4 | 24.7 ± 23.6 | 16.8 ± 16.2 | 0.002 |
Table 5 Correlations between the total colon transit time and parameters
Variable | Male | Female | Total1 |
Physicalcharacteristics | |||
Age | 0.060 | -0.112 | -0.067 |
Height | 0.071 | -0.157 | -0.108 |
Weight | -0.344 | -0.014 | -0.098 |
BMI | -0.424 | 0.127 | -0.031 |
LBM | -0.053 | -0.107 | -0.050 |
BF | -0.243 | 0.149 | 0.051 |
Physicalactivity | |||
TEE | -0.244 | -0.022 | -0.031 |
TAC | -0.191 | -0.164 | -0.180 |
EEL | -0.067 | -0.211 | -0.182 |
EEM | -0.197 | -0.092 | -0.101 |
EEV | -0.256 | 0.092 | 0.078 |
Macro-nutrientintake | |||
Energy | 0.196 | 0.158 | 0.290 |
Protein | -0.102 | -0.247 | -0.123 |
Fat | 0.024 | -0.155 | -0.008 |
Carbohydrate | 0.346 | -0.221 | 0.250 |
Fiber | -0.417 | -0.655 | -0.545 |
Water | -0.266 | -0.326 | -0.257 |
- Citation: Cho KO, Jo YJ, Song BK, Oh JW, Kim YS. Colon transit time according to physical activity and characteristics in South Korean adults. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(4): 550-555
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i4/550.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i4.550