Research Article

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 2Group 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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