Table 3.
Anaerob bacterial fecal flora and Candida log. numbers of characteristic bacteria at the three timepoints in the different groups. No statistically significant change between time points within and between groups.
| Baseline (n = 51) | Discharge (n = 47) | 3 Months-FU (n = 43) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | |
| Clostridia | ||||||
| Fasting, RA | 5.8 ± 0.4 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) | 5.7 ± 0.1 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) | 5.8 ± 0.3 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) |
| Fasting, FM | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) | 5.7 ± 0.1 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) |
| MD, RA | 5.7 ± 0.1 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) | 5.7 ± 0.2 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) | 5.9 ± 0.3 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) |
| MD, FM | 6.0 ± 0.6 | 5.8 (5.6–5.9) | 5.8 ± 0.1 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 5.7 (5.7-5.7) |
| Bidifidobacteria | ||||||
| Fasting, RA | 7.7 ± 1.2 | 8.0 (7.0–8.5) | 7.2 ± 1.1 | 7.5 (6.6–8.0) | 7.7 ± 0.9 | 7.9 (7.5–8.0) |
| Fasting, FM | 7.6 ± 1.2 | 7.7 (7.0–9.0) | 7.6 ± 1.0 | 7.5 (7.0–8.2) | 8.0 ± 0.9 | 8.0 (7.4–8.5) |
| MD, RA | 7.5 ± 1.2 | 8.0 (6.3–8.5) | 8.1 ± 0.9 | 8.2 (7.3–9.0) | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 7.9 (7.3–8.0) |
| MD, FM | 7.5 ± 1.0 | 7.5 (7.0–8.0) | 7.4 ± 1.2 | 7.4 (6.5–8.2) | 7.6 ± 1.4 | 7.5 (7.0–9.0) |
| Candida | ||||||
| Fasting, RA | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 1.7 (1.7–2.6) | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 2.0 (1.7–2.8) | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 2.0 (1.7–2.6) |
| Fasting, FM | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 1.7 (1.7–3.0) | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 2.0 (1.7–2.7) | 2.6 ± 1.0 | 2.5 (1.7–2.5) |
| MD, RA | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 2.0 (1.7–3.0) | 2.1 ± 0.4 | 1.7 (1.7–2.3) | 2.2 ± 0.7 | 1.7 (1.7–2.6) |
| MD, FM | 2.6 ± 0.8 | 2.5 (2.0–3.3) | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 1.7 (1.7–3.2) | 2.8 ± 1.0 | 2.8 (2.0–3.3) |
FU, follow-up; IQR, interquartile range; MD, Mediterranean diet; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; FM, fibromyalgia.