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Table 2 Spearman correlation coefficients of fecal SCFA and urinary 3-indoxyl sulfate levels (normalized to urinary creatinine) of patients with IBD. * P < 0.05, *** P < 0.001

From: Fecal short chain fatty acids and urinary 3-indoxyl sulfate do not discriminate between patients with Crohn´s disease and ulcerative colitis and are not of diagnostic utility for predicting disease severity

Metabolite

Acetate

Propionate

Butyrate

Isobutyrate

Acetate

-

0.743***

0.793***

0.317*

Propionate

0.743***

-

0.701***

0.602***

Butyrate

0.793***

0.701***

-

0.496***

Isobutyrate

0.317*

0.602***

0.496***

-

3-Indoxyl Sulfate

-0.166

-0.265

-0.118

-0.111