Table 6.

Spearman’s partial correlation analysis of probiotic and control groups together (n = 36) for studied variables adjusted for study group, baseline BMI, age, and sex

Associated variables		Coefficient r	p
BMI	Water content**	0.570	0.0007
	Lactobacilli content *	0.383	0.0305
Lactobacilli content	Putrescine content*	0.475	0.0060
Colonization with TENSIA	Morning SBP*	−0.527	0.0640
	Morning DBP**	0.617	0.0248
Acetylated spermidine	Morning DBP**	r = −0.417	p = 0.0177
	Putrescine**	r = 0.714	p < 0.0001
	Water content*	r = −0.361	p = 0.0426

BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

*Values at the end of the study.

**Differences between the extent of change (final values - initial values).

TENSIA subgroup analysis (n = 16) for correlations between TENSIA colonization and other studied variables.