TABLE 1

Gallbladder Ejection Fraction in 13 Healthy Subjects*

Patient no.Age (y)SexCCK1CCK2Fatty meal
EF (%)EP (min)ER (%/min)EF (%)EP (min)ER (%/min)EF (%)EP (min)ER (%/min)
135M91.19.010.180.510.18.035.222.01.6
227M88.28.011.088.910.08.938.042.20.9
337M37.016.12.354.513.04.232.140.10.8
453M96.018.15.385.219.84.391.841.72.2
541M86.921.24.153.626.82.068.545.71.5
624F61.99.46.659.49.06.645.150.10.9
731F61.820.03.192.324.33.846.839.01.2
831F70.214.05.068.910.06.962.023.02.7
925F90.715.95.786.714.06.252.034.71.5
1045F74.89.08.335.810.83.385.723.23.7
1141F67.710.06.880.68.010.123.529.40.8
1242F77.314.15.582.315.05.558.314.93.9
1342F81.814.95.558.86.09.857.644.31.3
Mean75.813.86.171.313.66.153.634.61.8
SD16.34.42.517.46.42.620.211.01.1
  • * Obtained with two 10-min infusions of 3 ng/kg/min CCK-8 or 240-mL (8 oz) fatty meal (half-and-half milk) per 70 kg of body weight.