Table 1.
Colonization rate of Akkermansia muciniphila in southern China
| Age (years) | Female | Male | Average colonization rate (%) | Log (A. muciniphila cells) g−1 faeces | Proportion of total bacteria (×10−5) | Log (total bacteria) g−1 of faeces | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonization rate (%) | Log (A. muciniphila cells) g−1 faeces | Colonization rate (%) | Log (A. muciniphila cells) g−1 faeces | |||||
| <1 | 5/10 (50·00) | 3·04 (2·64–5·6) | 8/20 (40·00) | 3·36 (2·96–4·72) | 13/30 (43·33) | 3·21 (2·89–4·72)a | 1 : 11·7 | 9·14 (8·47–10·92) |
| 1–10 | 6/12 (50·00) | 5·60 (3·18–7·01) | 10/20 (50·00) | 5·75 (3·97–7·03) | 16/32 (50) | 5·76 (3·72–7·02)b | 1 : 2·75 | 10·32 (9·46–10·91) |
| 10–30 | 4/12 (33·33) | 5·09 (4·77–5·78) | 7/18 (38·89) | 3·26 (3·12–4·99) | 11/30 (36·67) | 4·50 (3·18–5·73) | 1 : 724 | 10·64 (10·35–10·93) |
| 30–60 | 10/22 (45·45) | 3·68 (3·25–5·03) | 12/19 (63·16) | 3·42 (3·01–4·71) | 22/41 (53·66) | 3·58 (3·11–5·23) | 1 : 117 | 10·51 (10·16–10·76) |
| >60 | 11/15 (73·33) | 5·30 (4·36–6·81) | 16/24 (66·67) | 5·88 (3·3·45–7·46) | 27/39 (69·23) | 5·58 (3·68–7·23)c | 1 : 1·05 | 10·56 (9·722–10·96) |
| Total | 36/71 (50·70) | 4·89 (3·22–6·57) | 53/101 (52·48) | 4·25 (3·18–6·25) | 89/172 (51·74) | 4·50 (3·18–6·32) | 1 : 11·7 | 10·36 (9·67–10·79) |
Due to non‐normal distribution, microbial data were expressed as median, with interquartile ranges in parentheses.
a
Control group.
b
Significant differences between under 1 year faecal samples and 1–10 years samples (P < 0·05) according to the Mann–Whitney U‐test.
c
Significant differences between under 1 year faecal samples and older than 60 years samples (P < 0·01) according to the Mann–Whitney U‐test.