Diagnostic Value of Fecal Calprotectin (S100 A8/A9) Test in Children with Chronic Abdominal Pain
Table 1
Comparison of fecal calprotectin concentration (FCC), fecal tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in the study groups.
Group 0
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
FCC ; median (25–75 percentile range)
25.1 (20.7–31.5)
22.15 (19.7–29.6)
32.3 (23–88.7)
1442 (708–1724)
Fecal TNF (pg/100 mg of stool); median (25–75 percentile range)
0.00 (0.00–0.1)
13.85 (0.00–32.9)
19.5 (6.40–120.8)
Serum (mg/L); median (25–75 percentile range)
3.00 (2.97–3.00)
3.00 (3.00–3.19)
3.19 (3.05–9.20)
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