Fig. 10.

Correlation of differential microbiota with metabolite species in male and female athletes after race. A&B: Heat map of correlation between differential microbiota and metabolite super class in male athletes after race (A: phylum level; B: genus level); C&D: Heat map of correlation between differential microbiota and metabolite super class in female athletes after race (C: phylum level; D: genus level (The results of correlation analyses are generally expressed as correlation coefficients, and the values of correlation coefficients are generally between −1 and 1. The closer the absolute value of correlation coefficients is to 1, the stronger the correlation is; the closer the absolute value is to 0, the weaker the correlation is). The vertical coordinates are the names of microorganisms in the "phylum" or "genus," and the horizontal coordinates are the names of metabolites. The red color represents a positive correlation, the blue color represents a negative correlation, and the heat map color in the upper right corner represents a strong (dark) and weak (light) correlation).