Cow’s milk free diet | Cow’s milk challenge† | p-value | Controls (n = 22) | ||
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Fecal calprotectin (μg/g) | CMA positive (n = 18) | 52 [33–86]* | 60 [30–122] | 0.5995 | 25 [13–50] |
CMA negative (n = 39) | 28 [21–36]* | 33 [24–44] | 0.4674 | ||
p-value | *0.0203 | 0.0737 | |||
Fecal IgA (g/l) | CMA positive (n = 18) | 0.54 [0.37–0.79] | 0.48 [0.36–0.62] | 0.4509 | 0.33 [0.22–0.51] |
CMA negative (n = 39) | 0.46 [0.35–0.61] | 0.45 [0.36–0.55] | 0.3138 | ||
p-value | 0.6349 | 0.8086 | |||
Fecal β-defensin2 (ng/ml) | CMA positive (n = 18) | 38.6 [19.6–75.7] | 47.50 [23.1–97.8] | 0.1354 | 20.8 [8.6–50.0] |
CMA negative (n = 39) | 22.4 [14.5–34.6] | 31.12 [20.5–47.3] | 0.1144 | ||
p-value | 0.1976 | 0.2520 |