Water, fat, nitrogen, and sugar content in feces: reference intervals in children
| Autor: | José Emilio Olivera-Olmedo, Sergio García-Merlo, Ana Grijalba-Uche, Adriana Rivero-Marcotegui, Mercedes Palacios-Sarrasqueta, Félix Sánchez Valverde-Visus |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Adolescent Nitrogen Starch Coefficient of variation Reflectance spectroscopy Clinical Biochemistry chemistry.chemical_element Biology Feces chemistry.chemical_compound Animal science Nutrient Dietary Sucrose Reference Values Humans Child Sugar Biochemistry (medical) Infant Newborn Infant Water Dietary Fats Reference intervals chemistry Biochemistry Child Preschool Female |
| Zdroj: | Clinical Chemistry. 44:1540-1544 |
| ISSN: | 1530-8561 0009-9147 |
| Popis: | Malabsorption-maldigestion syndromes are commonly found in several gastrointestinal diseases. Quantitative measures of fecal nutrients are important tools for the detection and diagnosis of these syndromes. Adequate food intake is important in the nutrition of children, especially during the first year of life. We have analyzed 180 stools of healthy children, divided into four age groups, to obtain the reference intervals of the major nutrients such as water, fat, nitrogen, sugar, and starch. Quantification of the nutrients was done by means of a near-infrared analyzer (Fenir 8820). Results show that this instrument exhibits a low coefficient of variation for all the nutrients except for starch. Fecal water, fat, nitrogen, and sugar concentrations ranged from 68.7 to 96.1 g/100 g, 0 to 14.5 g/100 g, 1.3 to 2.3 g/100 g, and 0.7 to 3.8 g/100 g, respectively. The results for the starch analyses were not acceptable because of instrument limitations. Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy appears to be an alternative to standard chemical methods. |
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