Table 5.
Differences in fecal SCFA and major microbial groups between clusters.
| Cluster I n = 37 |
Cluster II n = 24 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Model 1. Fecal SCFA concentration (mM) | ||
| Acetate | 35.8 ± 14.8 | 44.8 ± 17.7 * |
| Propionate | 14.0 ± 6.7 | 16.2 ± 7.3 |
| Butyrate | 11.1 ± 8.0 | 11.8 ± 7.7 |
| Model 2. Microbial target (log nº cells/gram of feces) | ||
| Akkermansia | 6.0 ± 1.8 | 5.6 ± 2.2 |
| Bacteroides-Prevotella-Porphyromonas | 9.0 ± 1.0 | 8.3 ± 1.3 * |
| Bifidobacterium | 8.1 ± 0.9 | 7.9 ± 1.8 |
| Clostridia cluster XIVa group | 7.9 ± 1.4 | 8.2 ± 1.4 |
| Lactobacillus group | 6.0 ± 1.1 | 6.1 ± 1.3 |
| Faecalibacterium prausnitzii | 7.4 ± 0.9 | 7.5 ± 0.9 |
Results derived from multivariate analysis are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Variables included in model 1: acetate, propionate, butyrate and energy; model 2: Akkermansia, Bacteroides-Prevotella-Porphyromonas, Bifidobacterium, Clostridia cluster XIVa, Lactobacillus group, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and energy. * p ≤ 0.05.