Table 3. Multivariable linear regression analysis to identify contributors to bacterial counts.

	Bacterial count
	C. coccoides	Atopobium cluster	L. ruminis subgroup	L. sakei subgroup
	β (p-value)	β (p-value)	β (p-value)	β (p-value)
Age	-0.270 (0.01)	-0.251 (0.03)	0.099 (0.48)	0.064 (0.62)
Ischemic stroke	-0.132 (0.27)	0.307 (0.01)	0.325 (0.04)	-0.279 (0.04)
Hypertension	-0.072 (0.51)	-0.112 (0.33)	0.200 (0.167)	0.008 (0.95)
Type 2 diabetes	-0.298 (0.01)	-0.118 (0.33)	0.130 (0.40)	0.029 (0.84)

β indicates the standardized regression coefficient.