Table 7.

Gut Microbiota quantification between non-significant hepatic fibrosis & significant hepatic fibrosis group. Quantity of bacteria (copy number DNA per gram fecal)

Species	All patients (N = 60)	Non Significance Fibrosis F0-F1 (N = 35)	Significance Fibrosis F2-F4 (N = 25)	P value
Bifidobacteria	6.79 × 103 (4.25 × 104)	1.05 × 104 (5.56 × 104)	1.61 × 103 (4.67 × 103)	0.880c
Lactobacillus	4.77 × 104 (1.32 × 105)	3.44 × 104 (7.63 × 104)	6.64 × 104 (1.86 × 105)	0.222c
Bacteroides	2.32 × 105 (2.80 × 105)	1.85 × 105 (2.27 × 105)	2.98 × 105 (3.34 × 105)	0.130c

^cMan Whitney test