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. 2023 Apr 18;33(3):847–860. doi: 10.1007/s00787-023-02205-9

Table 2.

Main findings of the relations between either microbial clusters or phylogenetic diversity in the first 14 years of life and behavioral outcomes at age 14

Age Cluster or diversity Crude model Adjusted model
Estimate (Std. error) p Adjusted p Estimate (Std. error) p Adjusted p VIF
Internalizing behavior
 Infancy Infancy_2 0.2 (0.1) 0.044 0.102 0.2 (0.1) 0.007 0.021 1.02
 Infancy Phylogenetic diversity  < 0.1 (< 0.1) 0.016 0.030  < 0.1 (< 0.1) 0.002 0.004 1.03
Externalizing behavior
 6y Childhood_2 1.9 (0.7) 0.008 0.023 1.6 (0.7) 0.025 0.060 1.13
 12y Puberty_2 1.9 (0.7) 0.012 0.033 1.7 (0.7) 0.021 0.054 1.06
 14y Puberty_2 1.8 (0.7) 0.012 0.034 1.0 (0.7) 0.190 0.308 1.18
 Childhood Childhood_2 1.7 (0.5) 0.002 0.009 1.4 (0.5) 0.008 0.023 1.07
 Puberty Puberty_2 1.9 (0.5) < 0.001 0.001 1.3 (0.5) 0.010 0.029 1.08
Social anxiety
 3 m Infancy_2 0.1 (0.1) 0.033 0.078 0.2 (0.1) 0.003 0.012 1.08
 14y Puberty_3 0.2 (0.1) 0.017 0.044 0.2 (0.1) 0.015 0.040 1.17
 Puberty Puberty_3 0.1 (0.1) 0.048 0.107 0.2 (0.1) 0.004 0.012 1.11

Only clusters or phylogenetic diversity with original p < 0.05 in crude GLMs are displayed here. As microbial cluster is a categorical variable, comparisons were implemented between the first cluster and other clusters at the corresponding time point or period. Phylogenetic diversity was used as a numeric variable. In adjusted models, child gender, diet quality, and overnight sleep duration were included for internalizing behavior; overnight sleep duration and alcohol intake were included for externalizing behavior; and child gender, diet quality, overnight sleep duration, and paternal education levels were included for social anxiety. VIF < 3 indicates no multicollinearity in adjusted models