Table 3.
Infant fecal microbiota richness and diversity according to household pets and siblings
N |
Chao1 Estimate: |
Shannon index: |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richness |
Diversity |
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Mean | (SD) | p | Mean | (SD) | p | ||
Overall |
24 |
12 |
(4.5) |
|
1.38 |
(0.5) |
|
Pets | |||||||
No |
9 |
10.3 |
(5.3) |
0.21 |
1.16 |
(0.59) |
0.12 |
Yes |
15 |
13.0 |
(4.6) |
|
1.51 |
(0.46) |
|
Older siblings | |||||||
No |
11 |
13.5 |
(4.5) |
0.16 |
1.50 |
(0.54) |
0.34 |
Yes | 13 | 10.7 | (5.1) | 1.29 | (0.52) |
SD, standard deviation. Comparison by unpaired, 2-sided t-test.