The influence of age on the xylose absorption test

Xylose absorption tests were performed on patients unselected except to exclude gastrointestinal or renal disease. The proportion of xylose excreted decreases with increasing age. Intravenous xylose tests suggest that this is due to a deterioration in renal function rather than to a reduction in int...

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Published in:Gut 1970-06, Vol.11 (6), p.498-501
Main Author: Kendall, Martin J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aging
Child
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Humans
Injections, Intravenous
Intestinal Absorption
Kidney - physiology
Kidney Diseases
Malabsorption Syndromes - diagnosis
Middle Aged
Xylose - administration & dosage
Xylose - metabolism
Xylose - urine
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Summary:Xylose absorption tests were performed on patients unselected except to exclude gastrointestinal or renal disease. The proportion of xylose excreted decreases with increasing age. Intravenous xylose tests suggest that this is due to a deterioration in renal function rather than to a reduction in intestinal absorption.
ISSN:0017-5749
1468-3288
1458-3288
DOI:10.1136/gut.11.6.498