title: The influence of sex, body weight, and renal function on the xylose test.
abstract: A low excretion of xylose may be due to malabsorption, renal disease, or old age. Malabsorption can be distinguished from other causes by performing a combined oral and intravenous test, the result being expressed as a fraction of these readings. Sex and body weight do not influence the xylose test.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000652:urine; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000652:urine; D008286:Malabsorption Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014994:Xylose / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D014994:Xylose