Table 4 Changes in SIBO results over time
Baseline | Week 8 | Placebo | Curcumin | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Placebo (n = 39) | Curcumin (n = 39) | Difference | *p-value | Placebo (n = 34) | Curcumin (n = 35) | Difference | *p-value | #p-value | #p-value | |
Hydrogen | ||||||||||
Elevated | 51% | 36% | 15% | .069 | 50% | 46% | 4% | .447 | .616 | .124 |
Borderline | 18% | 10% | 8% | 21% | 11% | 9% | ||||
Negative | 31% | 54% | −23% | 29% | 43% | −13% | ||||
Methane | ||||||||||
Elevated | 46% | 33% | 13% | .395 | 44% | 54% | −10% | .247 | .670 | .083 |
Borderline | 13% | 21% | −8% | 15% | 14% | 0% | ||||
Negative | 41% | 46% | −5% | 41% | 31% | 10% | ||||
Combined | ||||||||||
Elevated | 72% | 64% | 8% | .323 | 79% | 74% | 5% | .420 | .377 | .794 |
Borderline | 21% | 15% | 5% | 15% | 3% | 12% | ||||
Negative | 8% | 21% | −13% | 6% | 23% | −17% | ||||