Table 1

Urine volumes, urinary recoveries of sugar probes, L/R ratio and 3-OMG/R ratio.

Parameter
Without fluid load
With fluid load
Wilcoxon SR test

Urine volume, ml
300 (10–500)
800 (400–1600)
0.005
3-OMG, %
44 (29–63)
51 (40–77)
0.074
Rhamnose, %
7 (4–14)
11 (3–22)
0.169
Xylose, %
25 (16–42)
34 (16–50)
0.017
Lactulose, %
0.2 (0.1–0.3)
0.3 (0.0–0.6)
0.074
L/R ratio
0.03 (0.01–0.05)
0.03 (0.00–0.17)
0.878
3-OMG/R ratio
6.1 (3.3–9.6)
4.8 (3.0–14.5)
0.878

Values are median (range). 3-OMG, 3-O-methyl-D-glucose; 3-OMG/R, 3-O-methyl-D-glucose/rhamnose; L/R, lactulose/rhamnose; SR, signed-rank.

Parviainen et al. Critical Care 2005 9:R234   doi:10.1186/cc3511