Fat Excretion by Normal Children

Williams, Harold H.; Endicott, Elizabeth N.; Shepherd, Marion L.; Galbraith, Harry; Macy, Icie G.

doi:10.1093/jn/25.4.379

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“…The three false negative results of the acid steatocrit can probably be explained by the fact that there are no reference values for normal faecal fat excretion according to age. Faecal fat excretion higher than 4.5 gl24 h is considered pathologic (6,8) for children and adolescents, whereas other authors consider 7g/day the upper limit of normal faecal fat excretion in adults (9).The reference line for normal daily faecal fat excretion varies clearly with age and dietary fat intake as previously suggested by Williams @).Taking account of these remarks, the fat excretion studies of 213 patients with false negative steatocrit results could, due to their ages (12 and 13 years), still be considered "normal" and in agreement with AS results.…”

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confidence: 99%

Clinical use of acid steatocrit

Neucker

1997

Acta Paediatrica

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Malabsorption of fat is an important gastrointestinal cause of malnutrition and growth retardation in childhood. The gold standard for the evaluation of fat malabsorption is the faecal fat balance method. The acid steatocrit method has recently been introduced as a simple method to evaluate faecal fat. The present study was aimed at evaluating the acid steatocrit in clinical practice. Faecal fat excretion and acid steatocrit results were determined in 42 children, half with and half without fat malabsorption. Acid steatocrit results correlated significantly with both faecal fat excretion (p < 0.01) and faecal fat concentration (p < 0.001). Sensitivity and specificity of the acid steatocrit for the diagnosis of malabsorption were 90% and 100%, respectively. We consider the acid steatocrit method useful for the screening and monitoring of patients with steatorrhoea.

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confidence: 99%