Table 3 Faecal calprotectin, faecal zonulin and serum LPS for patients with PPI-associated dysbiosis. Data is given as Median and 95% confidence interval.

From: Biomarkers for oralization during long-term proton pump inhibitor therapy predict survival in cirrhosis

 

PPI use with dysbiosis

PPI use without dysbiosis

No PPI use

Adjusted p-value

Streptococcus salivarius dysbiosis

N

32

18

50

 

Calprotectin (ng/mg)

271 (206–394)

59 (32–206)

17 (12–65)

ap < 0.001, bp = 0.059, cp = 0.012

Zonulin (ng/mg)

85 (71–102)

83 (62–97)

69 (51–78)

ap = 0.019, bp = 0.165, cp > 0.999

LPS (EU/ml)

3 (0–9)

0 (2–7)

0 (0–1)

ap = 0.032, bp = 0.116, cp > 0.999

Veillonella parvula dysbiosis

N

30

20

50

 

Calprotectin (ng/mg)

218 (167–348)

206 (48–318)

17 (12–65)

ap < 0.001, bp < 0.001, cp = 0.961

Zonulin (ng/mg)

84 (65–100)

84 (71–102)

69 (51–78)

ap = 0.035, bp = 0.074, cp > 0.999

LPS (EU/ml)

3 (1–12)

1 (0–7)

0 (0–1)

ap = 0.009, bp = 0.333, cp > 0.999

Streptococcus (genus) dysbiosis

N

31

19

50

 

Calprotectin (ng/mg)

270 (183–406)

167 (32–264)

17 (12–65)

ap = 0.005, bp < 0.001, cp = 0.100

Zonulin (ng/mg)

90 (71–109)

83 (47–97)

69 (51–78)

ap = 0.005, bp = 0.465, cp = 0.710

LPS (EU/ml)

2 (0–7)

3 (0–12)

0 (0–1)

ap = 0.096, bp = 0.025, cp > 0.999

  1. PPI: proton pump inhibitor; adenotes differences between patients with PPI use with dysbiosis and patients without PPI use; bdenotes differences between patients with PPI use without dysbiosis and patients without PPI use; cdenotes differences between patients with PPI use with and without dysbiosis.