Breath Hydrogen as a Biomarker for Glucose Malabsorption after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Table 1

Demographics of individuals after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery undergoing glucose-hydrogen breath testing ().

Age
Mean	49 years
Range	28–71 years
Gender
Female	60 (95%)
Male	3 (5%)
Race
Black Americans	44 (70%)
Caucasians	19 (30%)
Body mass index
Mean ± SEM	35 ± 10 kg/m^2
Range	21 to 54 kg/m^2
Months between bariatric
surgery and breath testing
Mean ± SEM	65 ± 5 months
Range	6 to 228 months