Can fecal calprotectin levels be used to monitor infant milk protein allergies?

Table 2 Comparison of fecal calprotectin levels in infants with a milk protein allergy before and after intervention (n = 90)

	Nonallergic group	Allergic group			*Wilcoxon	*p	^#Wilcoxon	^#p	^※Wilcoxon	^※p
	Nonallergic group	Before intervention	First visit	Second visit	*Wilcoxon	*p	^#Wilcoxon	^#p	^※Wilcoxon	^※p
FC (median, 5th–95th, μg/g)	141 (41–373)	410 (168–1739)	253 (105–1089)	160 (34–699)	− 7.884	< 0.001	− 8.239	< 0.001	− 8.173	< 0.001
Eosinophils (median, 5th–95th, 106)	50 (50–648)	655 (231–1770)	495 (235–1129)	330 (161–828)	− 6.679	< 0.001	− 7.959	< 0.001	− 7.962	< 0.001

FC: fecal calprotectin; 5th–95th: 5–95 percentile
p < 0.05 was considered significant
*Comparison between the first follow-up visit and before the intervention, ^#Comparison between the second follow-up visit and before the intervention, ^※Comparison between the second and the first visit

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