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. 2023 Aug 18;18(8):e0273890. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273890

Table 1. Closely age-matched alpha- and beta-diversity results.

Age Alpha-Diversity (Shannon Index [58]) Beta-Diversity
Mean: 11.9 [59] Higher in Control Difference
Mean: 9.3 [60] Higher in ADHD No Difference
6–10 [61] No Change No Difference
10 and 15 [62] Higher in ADHD for 15,
No Change for 10
No Difference
20.2 [63] No Change Difference (depends on metric)

Alpha- and beta-diversity results from ADHD gut microbiome studies of similar age groups.