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. 2016 Apr 5;6:24072. doi: 10.1038/srep24072

Table 3. Associations of Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes and the Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes ratio with different CD4+ T cell subsets in healthy controls.

CD4+ T subsets Firmicutes Bacteroidetes Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes
Th1 r = 0.040 r = 0.183 r = −0.119
p = 0.862 p = 0.427 p = 0.606
Th17 r = −0.444* r = 0.294 r = −0.329
p = 0.044 p = 0.196 p = 0.145
Foxp3+ IL-17+ r = −0.561* r = 0.465* r = −0.487*
p = 0.008 p = 0.034 p = 0.025
Foxp3+ IFNγ+ r = 0.054 r = 0.156 r = −0.089
p = 0.816 p = 0.500 p = 0.702

Correlation analyses were evaluated by Spearman test and confirmed by multivariate linear regression analyses adjusted by weight, BMI and blood lipids (*p < 0.05, R2 > 0.6).