Table 2.
Parameters having baseline drift or carry-over effects
| Parameter | Treatment group | Baseline drift | Carry-over effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bifidobacterium lactis | Prebiotic | ✓ | |
| Bacteroides–Prevotella | Probiotic | ✓ | |
| Blautia coccoides–Eubacterium rectale cluster | Probiotic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Enterobacteria | Prebiotic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Faecalibacterium prausnitzii cluster | Synbiotic | ✓ | |
| Faecalibacterium prausnitzii cluster | Probiotic | ✓ | |
| IL-8 | Probiotic | ✓ | |
| Lactobacillus–Streptococcus group | Probiotic | ✓ | |
| Oxidative burst activity of monocytes | Probiotic | ✓ | |
| Percentage of granulocytes having oxidative burst activity | Placebo | ✓ | |
| Percentage of monocytes having phagocytic activity | Placebo | ✓ | |
| Prebiotic | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Probiotic | ✓ | ||
| Synbiotic | ✓ | ||
| Phagocytic activity of monocytes | Placebo | ✓ | ✓ |
| Probiotic | ✓ | ||
| Total bacteria | Probiotic | ✓ |